A modern advanced analytic approach to cost and performance loss analysis of ulnar collateral ligament surgery to Major League Baseball teams
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction surgery is rising in MLB pitchers, costing teams over $1.26 billion in salaries and billions more in lost performance value. Investing in prevention can save significant costs.
Area Of Science
- Sports Medicine
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Baseball Analytics
Background
- Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction surgery is increasingly common in Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers.
- While clinical outcomes are studied, the economic and performance impacts on MLB teams are less understood.
Purpose Of The Study
- To analyze the economic and performance costs associated with UCL reconstruction in MLB pitchers.
- To quantify salary losses and lost player contributions due to UCL injuries.
Main Methods
- Cost analysis of MLB pitchers undergoing UCL reconstruction from 2014-2024.
- Data collected from public MLB databases.
- Economic losses calculated via salary cost of recovery (COR) and performance cost (using FanGraphs wins above replacement - fWAR).
Main Results
- 276 UCL surgeries performed between 2014-2024, with a significant increase in recent years.
- Total inflation-adjusted COR salary losses exceeded $1.26 billion.
- Estimated $3.4 billion in performance value lost, with an average loss of 1.9 fWAR per pitcher.
Conclusions
- UCL injuries impose a substantial financial burden on MLB teams, exceeding $1.26 billion in salaries and $3 billion in performance value over a decade.
- Players experience a decline in performance value (fWAR) post-injury.
- Investing in UCL prevention and recovery programs offers potential financial savings for teams and players.
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