We are a bit late with this, but better late than never
-The player has to be on a MLB active roster during the regular season (if they're in the minors it doesn't count.)
This is who I wanted as well, but couldn't take, since he's currently in the Padres minor league system, not the Orsillos. Although, question: Is that rule more about must be in MLB when due for TJS, as opposed to being on an active 25-man when picked?Brandon Morrow
Shit, I looked twice, not sure how I missed that. I'll go with Thor.He was picked up thread.
You ought to get better at looking at things.Shit, I looked twice, not sure how I missed that. I'll go with Thor.
You know, like Kim Jong-Il. Nobody looked at things like he did.Noah Syndergaard
I don't know if there is a discussion of this elsewhere, since the issue is not a new one, but this has some info I wasn't aware of, namely aboutAstudy published last year in The American Journal of Sports Medicine found that from 2007 to 2011, nearly 57 percent of Tommy John surgeries here were performed on 15- to 19-year-olds.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/10/opinion/sunday/baseball-is-injuring-too-many-kids.html?mabReward=CTM&moduleDetail=recommendations-1&action=click&contentCollection=Opinion®ion=Footer&module=WhatsNext&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&src=recg&pgtype=Blogsthe showcase circuit, a group of events put on throughout the year by a company called Perfect Game, in which 11- to 18-year-olds throw as hard as they can — the older ones to impress Major League scouts, the youngest for no good reason.
One of the fire-balling HS pitchers mentioned in the excerpt, Marlins 2014 1st round pick Tyler Kolek, just this week, TJ surgery. Out 12-16 months.Yeah, there was just a book excerpt from Jeff Passan's new book about 'Perfect Game', etc. in a recent Sports Illustrated:
http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/03/28/book-excerpt-the-arm-jeff-passan-tommy-john-surgery
More than half of all Tommy John surgeries are now performed on 15- to 19-year-old athletes.
...dives deep into the jarring world of pitching injuries, but this is no mere catalog of pitchers who went under the knife. The author tells vivid stories through the eyes of players, doctors, researchers and even faith healers. At times, “The Arm” reads like a quest, as Mr. Passan scours the country in search of answers for an epidemic that has felled everyone from 10-year-old Japanese pitchers to major-league aces.
Needs TJ surgery:Garrett Richards
Unless someone else happens to go under the knife before him, yes. Not official until he's on the table.Needs TJ surgery:
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/source...-to-undergo-tommy-john-surgery-141439002.html
Did I win?
Needs TJ surgery:
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/source...-to-undergo-tommy-john-surgery-141439002.html
Did I win?
Not so fast....Unless someone else happens to go under the knife before him, yes. Not official until he's on the table.
Plans have now changed. Richards will not have Tommy John surgery and will instead attempt to rehab the injury.
A fully torn ligament is beyond rehab, so Richards must have a relatively small partial tear, otherwise the doctors would not have recommended rehab. And that's the important thing to remember here: The doctors recommended rehab. Richards isn't making this decision on his own.