Summary[]
Ben and Sam discuss the Jose Fernandez injury and talk to Corey Dawkins and Doug Thorburn about the Tommy John rehab process and why pitchers keep getting hurt.
Topics[]
- Jose Fernandez injury
- Tommy John surgery & rehab process
- Why some players heal faster
- Pitcher mechanics and injury risk
- Breaking ball wrist twist
- Hitting off a tee in MLB
- Final Tommy John Surgery
Interstitials[]
Action Bronson, "Bronson Mania"
CyHi The Prince, "316"
Notes[]
- In 2013 Matt Harvey had the highest average fastball velocity. Jose Fernandez had the third fastest average fastball.
- After Tommy John surgery it is about 2-2.5 months before a player regains full motion of the elbow.
- Players do not begin any type of throwing until 4-5 months after surgery. After 6 months they may begin throwing off a mound.
- Doug thinks that Madison Bumgarner is a candidate to need Tommy John surgery in the near future.
- Sam, anticipating an email question, wonders what baseball would look like if players could choose between hitting off a pitcher or hitting off a tee.
- Sam thinks BABIP off a tee would be lower since teams could effectively have extra fielders. Ben thinks players could easily hit balls down the line. They are unsure how easily players could hit home runs.
- Ben guesses that the final Tommy John surgery will be performed in 2039. Sam guesses 2044.