Quote Originally Posted by Goat Holder View Post
When 1 in 7 MLB pitchers are having to get this procedure done, it's about time to take a look at what's going on. Something is off with the mechanics we teach today to put that much stress on the elbow and shoulder. Guarantee you Chris Stratton won't ever have to have this surgery, look how smooth his delivery is.
This is honestly just kind of stupid. Every time that a pitcher throws a ball 90+ mph it puts 2x the amount of strain on the UCL necessary to tear it. Considering Stratton consistently throws fastballs 93-94 mph I think that guarantee you just made is pretty bold. What mechanical change do you propose making? Throw underhanded? With more pitchers throwing harder Tommy John is just gonna become part of the game. The arm and especially elbow wasn't made for that much stress to be put on it over and over again. The only thing that would prevent it from happening is converting to men's fast pitch.