Very well written and sourced article about the NECBL and summer league baseball in general from a local NH/VT paper.
"Meanwhile, college coaches are more conscious of injuries — particularly with pitchers — and are less inclined to send out their top talent to summer leagues out of fear that a player might injure himself and not be available in the spring.
'It’s definitely a trend, that it is harder and harder to find quality pitching with so many guys getting shut down,' Sitz said. 'It trickles down to every level. That being said, with the top pitchers getting shut down, a lot of players, good pitchers, just need that opportunity.'"