TPM posted:ML pitchers don't pitch in the off season. College pitchers that play summer ball shut down for fall practice.
If this is true why would a youth pitcher, whose body isn't developed play all year?
Kyle's blog post (www.drivelinebaseball.com/2012...aining-is-the-devil/) touched on this topic, and had an interesting perspective, IMO:
"GREAT ADVICE FOR PROFESSIONALS, TERRIBLE ADVICE FOR AMATEURS
Yeah, Justin Verlander and Felix Hernandez should probably take plenty of time off in the off-season because they threw 200+ innings, plus tons of side work, plus their legendary training programs, plus spring training, plus… well, you get the point. However, you aren’t Justin Verlander.
Is this you? I thought not.
However, amateur pitchers have numerous mechanical flaws, lack of fitness in their pitching arm, and throw maybe 40-50 innings per year. There is plenty left in the tank for them to hit the weights hard and throw a few times per week to improve throwing mechanics, proprioceptive sense, and body awareness."