Reply to "Should we monitor catcher workloads, pitch counts, too?"

Fungo:

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As far as JUST catching (no pitching) I think the legs and body wears down before the arm is abused.

This may be true, however when legs and body get tired and fatigued, elbow and shoulder will take a beating. This happened to my son.
When he gets over worked it shows up in his arm strengthed.

I should know this, but what is the typical work load for a college catcher and minor/major league??

My son caught 5 straight days at E. Cobb, had a day of rest Sunday and caught Monday. On Monday he was out of gas and arm velo was way down.
In a tournament this week and his arm Velo is still down from normal. Not having any real pain just tired. Makes you wonder how much a catcher can take without needing to shut down for a few weeks.

7/25/084:24 PM

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