Reply to "Drafting High School Pitchers Is a Major Problem for MLB, Health of Young Prospects"

Dominik8510,000+ posts

Part is availability. Youth injury rates are probably really up some maybe partly due to year round throwing and other stuff but I guess TJ wasn't really that available for the public 20 years ago and many 16 year olds would just retire from baseball or become a position player only if they blew out their arm.

Now there is the option to continue. Maybe some are reckless pushing it too hard knowing there is a chance but really pitchers always had arm problems.

11/23/189:15 AM

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