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Originally Posted by Kelric
No, they wouldn't have. They may have given him a handful of games off, or more likely just taped him up and sent him back out there.
That is why I don't think it's actually because of the blister. It's potential mechanical issues and an inning limiter that swung the thinking to the DL.
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The upshot of this discussion is that pitchers still often miss more time for hand injuries than hitters, so it could be handled better by OOTP.