This is not a specific criticism...more of a general criticism of many in the high school coaching ranks here in MD. I'm sure many of you have heard that one of this year's top prospects, Nick Adenhart, is scheduled for Tommy John surgery after suffering a torn ligament in his elbow. Nick was scheduled to be a top 5 pick in a couple of weeks. I don't pretend to know the circumstances around his injury, but I have seen too many projected big time pitchers in the past several years here in MD, suffer arm injuries. Anyone remember the name Joey Popovich?
Season starts March 1 in MD (public schools that is)...private schools a little earlier. Temperatures in March average 40-50 degrees. I just wonder how many of these high school coaches are throwing kids 100-120 pitches the first few outings out? Does anyone agree with me that if someone is throwing that many times in cold and windy March, that it stands to reason they are more than likely to suffer the consequences later in the season?
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