Friday, February 22, 2013
Will this season be Strasburg’s peak?
Will has an interesting note here:
An unpublished MLB study from last year confirmed this effect, extending it to seven years. During this period, the transplanted tendon is physiologically changing, becoming a ligament in a process called "ligamentization." It appears that this process, along with the undamaged tendon that reconstructs the elbow, gives the elbow an additional strength.
I call this period the "Tommy John honeymoon."
This means that Strasburg, innings and pitches aside, is physiologically the safest he may ever be.
I'd love to see that research. And didn't Jeff Zimmerman show that the long-term prognosis of ANY TJ pitcher is very limited??
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