But just got me to thinking... Would longer levers be more likely to create arm/elbow/shoulder injury? Is it possible the shorter pitcher could actually have a durability advantage? More data... It would be interesting to know the height of every pitcher that had TJ.
Having not been in the baseball world long I thought it was VERY odd that people were saying the taller the pitcher the more durable they should be. Every truly tall, like greater than 6'7, person I know has back issues, ankle issues, knee issues, or some other malady attributed to their height.
Interesting but I think that it is velocity that gives the pitcher issues, not longer limbs.
Height and velocity, will open the door. Top college programs and ML teams want their pitchers tall. They want that beast at the plate looking up to the guy on the mound, not looking down. They also want them to throw hard. There are exception to the rule, always, but not as often as it was years ago.
JMO