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I have given this matter much thought and would like to point out the similarities of Clayton Kershaw, Felix Hernandez, Madison Baumgarner, and CC Sabathia.1. All four were extremely talented and had marvelous movement on their basic pitches from the get-go.2. All four are not just strikeout machines, they know how to pitch.3. All four had minor command issues initially, but now they as a group walk many fewer batters than league average.4. All four have very smooth uncomplicated mechanics and never look like pitching is hard work.5. All four are a great combination of power and finesse pitching.Plus, three are left handed and murder left hand hitters and have such great movement on the last ten feet of their pitches that they baffle the Hell out of right handed hitters too. Felix does the same thing to right handed hitters and that wicked movement of his pitches baffles left handers.The other group seem to be strictly power pitchers and have extremely herky jerky violent looking deliveries and their elbows are first to go and then later shoulder woes lay them low.This type of pitcher when young must be monitored closely and sometimes even that isn't enough.The only thing I can think of to help these type pitchers is to teach command and stop overthrowing.Let their natural stuff do the work, not their arms.Other Answers:
- Well its too soon to tell to be honest. The reason for the innings count is to save young pitchers arms for the future.
- I think they are. In the 50s when I played little league, we could pitch till we got tired or were pulled. I was the only kid that could throw a curve, but was not allowed to in a game. By the time I went into the Army, I could only pitch 3 or 4 innings before my arm started hurting.Years later, I found out I blew a rotator cuff.
- Bob Gibson threw 300+ innings in his prime.Welcome to todays world. I think the leader in complete games has 3 or 4. Because "the last 3 outs are hard to get". They put too much pressure on them. Even the best pitchers in the game said it is not a problem at all. They say it would have happened whether he threw 1 pitch or 300 innings. I think the max innings should be around 250-300 innings. But the guys controlling them are not doctors or former players but the GM's protecting their "stock" because they are afraid they will go bankrupt.
- Then again, there are plenty of young pitchers who threw a lot of innings and then imploded: Tim Lincecum, Dice-K, Brandon Webb, Dontrelle Willis, Mark Prior, Kerry Wood...Edit: Bob Gibson didn't have his first 200+ inning season until he was 25; and he only threw 300 innings twice, at 32 and 33.
- Necessary no.Prudent yes, particularly if there is a goal of having that young SP become an old and still effective SP.
- It's an evaluation that must be taken individually. I am a true believer that Tommy John surgery is a direct result of pitching mechanics or the lack of good pitching mechanics. None of the three you've mentioned actually throw with the power of their legs. It's all in the elbow, much like a slingshot effect. Note one Tom Seaver, perhaps the greatest mechanics of any pitcher who ever lived. His power was in his legs and he went on to win over 300 games with little if any real difficulty. Pitch count and innings pitched is again a direct result of high paid pitching coaches not recognizing the real problem and allowing their aces to gradually ruin their arms.As for Kershaw, Hernandez Bumgarner and CC, only time will tell. I think you're right about CC, maybe he does need to regain his weight which might very well restore his edge.
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- Well cc isn't young and Felix Hernandez has a elbow issue in the off-season
- Billy Martin would laugh at this babying....and have his starters slated for eight innings a game. Look on many game stats - young hurlers are sometimes lucky to get through five innings due to pitch counts comparable to those found in the LLWS.
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