More on Michael Young's injury from Will Carroll

Evan Grant, a D Magazine's Inside Corner, did a Q&A with Baseball Prospectus' Will Carroll, who knows a bunch about sports injuries. Here's part of that discussion: Evan: Young says the injury is in the lower part of the hamstring, but not the tendon. Does the area make a difference in recovery time? Will Carroll: Yes, it does. The muscle heals better than the tendon and the closer to the "belly" of the muscle, the easier it is to heal. The ends have less fibers so the same tear takes out more stability. Low is better than high in baseball. I can't tell you why, but it's functional demands on the muscle. Most of the issue for Young is going to be pushing out of the batter's box, no surprise since that's how he injured it. At 3B, he'll have less "turn and run" plays. 3B is more reaction and quick lateral steps. I doubt they'd try it, but it'd be interesting to see Davis/Blalock at 3B and Young at 1B. I don't know...