According to this new study, pitchers get hurt more than hitters. In other news, yesterday a dog bit a mailman.

But wait, there's more trenchant analysis:

National League or American League? The study found that the distribution of injuries by anatomic region was nearly identical between players in the National League and the American League when all players (pitchers and fielders) were considered. National League players injured their upper extremities 51.7 percent of the time, lower extremities 30.7 percent and other anatomic regions 17.7 percent.

American League players injured their upper extremities 51.1 percent of the time, lower extremities 30.5 percent and other anatomic regions 18.4 percent, according to the study.

I don't find that section at all illuminating. I just enjoy imagining what "other anatomic regions" might mean.

This, on the other hand, does seem mighty interesting:

As for the timing of the injuries, 74.4 percent of all MLB players’ injuries occurred before the All-Star break.

Pitchers sustained 76.5 percent and fielders sustained 71.7 percent of their total respective injuries prior to the All-Star game.

Except it's probably not as interesting as it seems. There seems to be an overwhelming tendency for injuries to happen in the first half of the season; except I think if there's a tendency, it's not overwhelming.

According to the text, "the study authors analyzed Major League Baseball disabled list data from a single internet website for the years 2002-2008."

Well, players who get hurt after August often aren't placed on the disabled list, because the active roster can include 40 players after August so there's little reason to use the DL to open up a roster spot. Also, the All-Star Game comes a week or two after the actual halfway point in the season. And finally -- though it's not clear here -- the first-half list of DL stints might include injuries suffered during spring training.

I can't say with any confidence that there's no tendency for injuries to happen more often, earlier in the season. But if there is such a tendency, I suspect that it's weak.