Sh#t happens. Yes, we have had injuries ... but so have every other team. For those interested, Cleveland has had one healthiest teams (other than Boston on days and tied on number of players).
A real-time look at the 2022 injured list list totals for each MLB team and position.
www.spotrac.com
It just hit all at once.
You can argue that we had more key injuries than not (other than Hill/Luplow types). Yet, overall, this is 500 team or few games better. I got ridiculed pre-season for being too negative. Yet. Fangraphs and 538 are now projecting 81-81.
I even said pitching was cut too thin with trading Cookie. With his injury, it wouldn't have mattered. Yet, we got lucky with hitting on 3 pitchers in Bieber, Civale and Plesac in short order of callups over past few years. This next batch of is taking some extra time to mature and weed through. Sh#t happens. Plan and project on it. Sometimes things go your way like H Ramirez but don't count on everyone staying healthy or being next ROY, being more like Clase than TMac.
And, yes, you can be optimistic and be happy as most were 2 weeks ago with being 2 back while overlooking we had one of the easiest schedules to date. Yet, dont blame just injuries for recent collapse as the schedule also showed our 2nd half was/is much harder than the White Sox.
Tito is good but can't overcome a staff built on just Bieber (vs past years of Bauer, Kluber, Clev, Cookie) and inexperienced hitters. We knew this team couldn't survive if either Bieber or Ramirez went down.