Baseball_Fan Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 ...Go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020BirdDad Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Ethan Kavanagh- highlands uk commit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basement Barbers Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Berger for Beechwood should have a breakout year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillCoach44 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Colby Haines - Ryle (if he comes back healthy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerpride14 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Bryce Smith- Dixie Fantastic young pitcher who has the stuff to beat anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC2 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Ethan Kavanagh- highlands uk commit. Collin Hollingsworth HHS LHP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katbird Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Bryce Smith- Dixie Fantastic young pitcher who has the stuff to beat anyone. I heard he was having Tommy John.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerpride14 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 That is terrible news! Good luck to Bryce if that is true. Hate to hear that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelPops Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I heard he was having Tommy John.. I heard the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 How does a sophomore need TJ surgery? How does that happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjs4470 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 How does a sophomore need TJ surgery? How does that happen? It’s a rising problem...something that’s happening more and more often. The simple answer is the fact that young kids nowadays simply play more baseball. 30 years ago, my teams were playing 15-20 games per year, with twice per week practice. Now some kids are playing 4 or 5 times that amount 9 months out of the year. In addition to kids playing more, injury diagnosis is much improved, and more doctors are able to do the surgery. Remember, this surgery has only been around 45 years, and for much of that time was viewed as a last resort. Now with 80+% success rates, and more doctors not only able, but willing to do the surgery, it’s not a surprise that it’s done more often. There are tons of articles out there that address this topic. Why Tommy John surgery has become more frequent in youth baseball | SI.com Experts warn parents about recent uptick in youth baseball injuries - ABC News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelPops Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Some think he was overused this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillCoach44 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 How does a sophomore need TJ surgery? How does that happen? I was told by someone who scouted him that it appeared he fell in love with the curveball...and with him being so young it's not surprising that his elbow didn't hold up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelPops Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I was told by someone who scouted him that it appeared he fell in love with the curveball...and with him being so young it's not surprising that his elbow didn't hold up. Doctors are now saying the curveball is no harder in the elbow than the strain of a fastball. It’s more of a function of too many fastballs over a long period of time. Check out a book called “Fastball.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjs4470 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Doctors are now saying the curveball is no harder in the elbow than the strain of a fastball. It’s more of a function of too many fastballs over a long period of time. Check out a book called “Fastball.” Yep. It’s a function of too many pitches, at max velocity, thrown too often. It’s not the junk ballers you see getting this surgery. It’s the hard throwers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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