So Arkansas baseball

[maroonmania]

Let's just hope for the best. If you want to try to find a silver lining- obviously we're going to redshirt all of these pitchers except for Blake Smith. When they're healthy they will get a chance to pitch in a summer league some and then hopefully the 80% success rate of recovery holds true for us and we get to keep some quality pitchers a little bit longer and we might be able to get some good seasons out of them by their junior year. Which wasn't really any different than Butch when you think about as we had so many guys that struggled for two years and then all of a sudden were dominant their junior year.

The problem is that it takes a good 2 years to come back full strength from TJ surgery (if you do) and by that time a pitcher has, for the most part, used up his college career time. If you get a guy back for 1 season or part of a season that shows the pros he is draftable then that guy is on the next train out of Starkville if he gets a chance before any more arm issues pop up.

[maroonmania]

Wes will not be coaching baseball 3 years from now.

I blame Gene. Didn't he "scare away" the Fullerton State pitching coach and then we had to go after Johnson? ***

[maroonmania]

I've defended Wes multiple times on here. Until today. One a year is reasonable. Six in a year is not.

Agree, its gone beyond what can be explained with just plain ol' bad luck.

[Tbonewannabe]

Again- it's not the weighted ball itself as much as how much weight is being thrown. You always want to start out light in the beginning and then progress gradually from there. I think what needs to be focused on first are mechanics and core and leg strengthening. They need to study pitchers that threw hard and didn't get hurt and try to replicate that. Nolan Ryan being an example- and I know that he did a LOT of leg and core strengthening even though it wasn't the thing to do at that time. Ryan also had outstanding mechanics. Assuming Aroldis Chapman doesn't get hurt he would be another good one to study potentially. And again with Champman- strong legs, strong core and good mechanics especially for someone with long arms and legs.

I know this is apples to oranges but I worked for a poultry producer that grew chickens up to 12 lbs. You would see damaged tendons in their legs because the muscle was growing so much faster than the tendon. It could be that the pitchers were putting on muscle so fast that the tendons and ligaments couldn't keep up.

[WPS]

@KendallRogersD1

A little more on @RazorbackBSB RHP Isaiah Campbell: Am told he will have an operation to remove calcium deposits from his arm. #WPS

This is the one that won't have TJ. Before the season it was reported he had a sore elbow from possible bone spurs

[Human Meat]

This is the one that won't have TJ. Before the season it was reported he had a sore elbow from possible bone spurs

Mini Me finished him off. Congratulations to your team surgeon, he should be busy the next few years.