Ron Darling gives it to the Washington Nationals on how they handle Stephen Strasburg: …There’s no artificial way to keep a guy healthy. They did everything you’re supposed to do in the minor leagues and what happened? He had Tommy John Surgery in his first year! I mean, please. I’m so sick of the people […]
Stephen Strasburg is rehabilitating in San Diego, so he joined the visiting Nationals to throw a bullpen session. Pitching coach Steve McCatty described how Stephen’s ability to repeat his mechanics: “Mechanics change all the time. But Stephen is smart enough. He’s looked at enough videos of himself, I’m sure. When he says he’s going to […]
Rob Neyer comments on Tom Verducci’s piece on Stephen Strasburg‘s mechanics. Rob quotes an anonymous source who would not draft a pitcher with Strasburg’s motion: Here’s where my skepticism kicks in … When Strasburg was coming out of college, he was universally considered the best player in the draft. If this “one club” had owned […]
A link to this video was sent to me via e-mail. It’s basically an advertisement, but it does a nice job of comparing the motions of Stephen Strasburg and Tim Lincecum, and may indeed show where Strasburg’s mechanics are inefficient. One thing I believe the video gets wrong, however, is that weight lifting decreases flexibility. […]
Two doctors present on sports medicine and preventing injuries. Update: They are discussing labrum tears, specifically in Jacob Ellsbury. Update: Tough to predict multiple shoulder dislocations. Update: Dr. Geary seems to think the Nationals are making the right call on Stephen Strasburg. Update: Dr. Evangelista discusses imaging and throwing mechanics. Update: Pitching from a young […]
Stephen Strasburg returns to the majors today (if it doesn’t rain at game time), and Dave Sheinin looks at home rehabilitation changed the budding star: Fishing, in fact, became a metaphor for Strasburg’s life, and his outlook on it. It wasn’t something he did growing up outside of San Diego, but he quickly fell in […]
Those of you who know something about pitching mechanics might want to comment on this picture of Stephen Strasburg as he’s starting forward in his delivery: He seems to have his throwing arm straighter than he did last season.
Stephen Strasburg needs Tommy John surgery. Rookie phenom Stephen Strasburg will “probably” miss at least one year and perhaps the entire 2011 baseball season after undergoing Tommy John surgery to replace the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, General Manager Mike Rizzo said. After one of the most electrifying beginnings to a baseball career […]
Don Cooper, the pitching coach of the White Sox, thinks Stephen Strasburg’s mechanics will lead to more shoulder problems: White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper, speaking to MLB Network Radio on Sirius XM on Thursday, voiced a concern that some pitching gurus previously noted about Strasburg’s manner of throwing a baseball. As he loads the […]
Bleeding Blue and Teal looks at Stephen Strasburg’s mechanics and wonders how much teams should consider this in drafting players. He gives Tim Lincecum as an example: Teams do indeed pass guys up because of durability concerns. I was talking to BBT commentor/sometimes writer Dustin Shires about this and he immediately brought up Tim Lincecum, […]