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Nicky Ribeye going to cost some runs with that play.

MRIs typically will "see" significant tears. They may or may not find small tears. However, if the tear is small enough that the MRI didn't pick it up, it probably isn't significant enough to warrant surgery and conservative treatment would be recommended. The caveat to any imaging is that they will not do surgery based on imaging alone. For example, they've done studies on symptom free people and found that 60 % were diagnosed with bulging discs in the low back. They will look at their symptoms and function as well as imaging to determine the treatment. As far as if they are bad for you, I assume you mean the radiation from the Xrays (it really isn't bad for you but that another discussion). MRI stand for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (I tell students it mean More Radiographic Income based on the info above) so it uses magnets not radiation. Unless you have metal implants, it won't do anything to you.

They decided last summer that the ligament tear was small enough that allowing it to heal would be enough.

The time off last year was for the healing process. Ligaments typically take 4-8 weeks to heal. The thought last summer was that the tear was small enough that it would heal. The fact that they are recommending 7-10 days of rest implies that they think it's muscle inflammation not the ligament.

It's still very concerning with his history. The good news is that the 7-10 day time frame implies they do think it's muscular. If the ligament was obviously loose again, the time frame for healing would be in the 4-8 week time frame.

Its always difficult to a direct causation in human subjects. They really don't like it if we watch them throw with a UCL then cut it out to see if there is a direct difference. That's why there is so many different philosophies. However, studies that show there is an increase in the elbow stress while throwing are pretty much show the positions to avoid. The study showed a distinct difference between pitchers who needed surgery and those who didn't. That's pretty clear in the differences between the two. I've got another article that discusses how the entire kinematic chain from the lower leg to the arm that lead to increased stresses through the arm. Unfortunately, the file is to big and it won't allow to attach it. Here is the reference though: Patrick, Rachel; McGinty, Josh; Lucado, Ann; Collier, Beth; International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, Aug2016; 11(4): 614-626. CHRONIC UCL INJURY: A MULTIMODAL APPROACH TO CORRECTING ALTERED MECHANICS AND IMPROVING HEALING IN A COLLEGE ATHLETE-A CASE REPORT. It is only a case report but the info in the intro and discussion gets into it in depth.

Nope. He will use every team possible to drive up the price. If the Sox even called him, it would be know that the Sox have offered him the largest contract in team history. The Sox aren't even talking to him.

I would disagree. With a rotation of Rodon, Giolito, Lopez, Cease and Kopech, they had better be a competitive team otherwise there is no hope for them to ever win. They won't make the playoffs but they should be a winning team.

I think the 2020 wild card isn't out of the question. However, they need to be a winning team that is approaching this level.

Thus, I dont think that Dunning going down has any impact on the importance of Hansen figuring it out.

I predict, Dunning will make his MLB debut before Hansen.

Sure there are. Just read this study. By moving the release point laterally they put a tremendous amount of extra force on the elbow. There are a number of studies which show different aspects of a delivery that can put an increased amount of stress on one joint.

Still gives the Sox a good excuse.

I'm not worried either. However, it does give the excuse to send him to the minors as opposed to him having an OPS of .900 and the Sox saying he isn't ready.

Jimenez making it look easy for the Sox to say he isn't ready. He's looked awful the last couple of games.

Looks like you were one of he few that voted. The turnout was really low.

The inverted w had 2 major issues. 1. It kept the elbow flexed too long and made the pitch"flip" his arm too quickly in external rotation which put the arm in a bad position which could lead to any number of arm problems. 2. With bringing both elbows up dramatically , the pitcher tended to lose balance backwards which threw off the whole motion. Keeping the front elbow high is a good way to stay in a straight line to the plate. However doing both just lead to many issues.

Just by chance, another really good article on elbow torque was published recently. Although only two subject, it showed that overall velocity isn't a factor but an increase in velocity for the individual pitcher was strongly correlated with increased elbow torque. 1062-6050-558-17.pdf

Sorry, I meant burger, autocorrect.

No reason to give up on Dunning. Burg, I have no clue.

Tiger Woods had other chemically enhanced issues as well.

Here is a good article on comparing Japanese and American pitchers. Japanese pitchers tend to have longer stride lengths and have a higher arm angle. When equalized for height and weight (American pitchers surprisingly are taller and heavier), Japanese pitchers put more torque on their shoulders. 2325967119825625.pdf

It can be. However, with his history it doesn't look good. But it is possible that he is just sore because I'm sure he has continued with his rehab.

They've been working on synthetic materials for decades and can't find anything that can absorb the stress and maintain the flexibility of a tendon that becomes a ligament once the replace it. It may happen someday but not in the near future.

They've tried synthetic materials in the past usually gortex. However, there are 2 significant drawbacks. 1. They need to be too ig to offer enough support and therefore limit motion. 2. They only last about 10 years before they fray too much and cause other issues