southsider2k5 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/02/pred...-surgeries.html For the record, Scott Carroll and Jake Pertricka lead the White Sox, followed by Carlos Rodon. Chris Sale actually comes in with a below average risk factor, and David Robertson comes in with the teams lowest score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Shouldnt like every Sox pitcher be at a relatively low risk considering the Sox history with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 This is pretty morbid. It's like those Celebrity Death Pools people put out at the start of every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsoxhurt35 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 This is bulls*** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 While I concede TJ is a reality for many MLB pitchers, this is just nonsense guesswork. Ugh, can it be April already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I actually think this is pretty impressive work. I haven't dug into it entirely yet, but certainly something worth doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 22, 2016 -> 03:56 PM) http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/02/pred...-surgeries.html For the record, Scott Carroll and Jake Pertricka lead the White Sox, followed by Carlos Rodon. Chris Sale actually comes in with a below average risk factor, and David Robertson comes in with the teams lowest score. Carroll has already had TJS as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I really like his attempt. It's looks good for the lay person without the medical background and let's face it even we don't have a good process to figure all of them out. I'm not sure how it's going to work but he uses some key variables that I would agree make a pitcher susceptible to UCL injury. 1. Release point: this is a way of looking at how extended the elbow is during the motion which is a good indicator of elbow stress. 2. Previous arm injury: every pitch thrown creates enough force to tear the UCL. The only thing holding it together is the muscles support or the wrist flexors. After an injury and time off the muscles are weakened. If they aren't strengthening appropriately (exercises and gradual build up) the UCL can have issues. 3. How hard they are throwing and how often. The over exertion can fatigue the muscles earlier and also lead to poor mechanics. I'll be interested to follow it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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