Sunday, August 21, 2011

Trevor Bauer

I hope you read the SI article about UCLA draftee Travor Bauer.  This is why I subscribe to SI.  Bauer is somewhat small but throws 97 and commands 10 pitches.  He throws every day, long tosses up to 300 feet, and threw at least 130 pitches in each of his last 9 starts at UCLA.  They are of the belief that the baby-ing of pitchers is having the reverse effect and actually causing injuries.  His 'experiment' will be closely watched by GM's around baseball since he required the team that drafted him to allow him to continue his throwing regimen.  I hope he succeeds and starts to reverse this trend toward over-protecting pitchers.

S

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