It's being reported that Marlins phenom Jose Fernandez will be undergoing season ending Tommy John surgery which brings me to this question.....WTF?
I dont understand, maybe someone can help.
Pitchers years ago really had no limit to innings pitched, they were not under the microscope when it came to pitch counts etc yet it seemed pitchers reamined for the most part....healthy. These days everyone is on a pitch count watch or they need X amount of days rest....blah,blah,blah.....yet Tommy John surgery is suddenly becoming as routine as logging on the this website daily. Is there any explanation for the amount of players going down suddenly and more and more often each year? It also strikes me that the majority of these pitchers are very young, going down in their first few seasons in the league.
Would it have anything to do with more players weight training now compared to years ago....maybe that adds stress to the pitching elbow or ligaments? Or should that in reality make them stronger?
I'm really confused by this.......anyone??
I dont understand, maybe someone can help.
Pitchers years ago really had no limit to innings pitched, they were not under the microscope when it came to pitch counts etc yet it seemed pitchers reamined for the most part....healthy. These days everyone is on a pitch count watch or they need X amount of days rest....blah,blah,blah.....yet Tommy John surgery is suddenly becoming as routine as logging on the this website daily. Is there any explanation for the amount of players going down suddenly and more and more often each year? It also strikes me that the majority of these pitchers are very young, going down in their first few seasons in the league.
Would it have anything to do with more players weight training now compared to years ago....maybe that adds stress to the pitching elbow or ligaments? Or should that in reality make them stronger?
I'm really confused by this.......anyone??