Greatness Among Us!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

No offense taken, it's just opinions, but I think where we differ is you're assuming it's a safe bet Ohtani will keep producing at his current pace in both positions and I think that's a significant risk. I am not trading away arguably the best position player in baseball, who btw is years younger than Ohtani, for that risk. No thank you.

Hey Carl, maybe I could be a GM after all?

I hope Ohtani can recover and pitch again, but as I said with him or any pitcher there is much more risk than with a day to day player.

[jakebeckleyoldeagleeye]

Good thing for the DH or no telling how many times he would be hurt.
How's his World Series stats stack up to the Big Bam?

[CJinPA]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Hey Carl, maybe I could be a GM after all?

I hope Ohtani can recover and pitch again, but as I said with him or any pitcher there is much more risk than with a day to day player.

How about it? So sad for him... There is a limit to what the human body can do physically. Throwing 5 oz. objects at 95-103 mph is an incredibly violent action on the body. Every pitcher in today's game is at risk of blowing out a UCL! If the tendons/muscles don't organize just right, or are fatigued, pop!

My guy, Bryce Harper did it last year from the OF... watched that play and he casually rub his elbow but stayed in the game. I said to my son, he just blew out his arm! He can throw 98+ mph from the OF (as can your guy Acuna at over 100 mph)... even OF's will fall victim.

Tip of the cap to GM Spaeth - you did caution about this, for sure!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Makes you marvel all the more at Ryan. His mechanics with that big leg drive must have been close to perfect. Carlton had remarkable longevity with few injuries as well. I recall he used to swear by long sessions working his arm and elbow in a vat filled with rice. You wonder if these guys today maybe for all the high tech approach aren't doing the best training? So many injuries and a lot of them significant.

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Makes you marvel all the more at Ryan. His mechanics with that big leg drive must have been close to perfect. Carlton had remarkable longevity with few injuries as well. I recall he used to swear by long sessions working his arm and elbow in a vat filled with rice. You wonder if these guys today maybe for all the high tech approach aren't doing the best training? So many injuries and a lot of them significant.

Not just the pitchers but the everyday players seem to be more fragile today than they were when there were no million dollar contracts. When you are that young and presumably strong, playing in a no contact sport where you spend more time sitting on your butt or standing on the grass scratching your butt, than running towards a base or a ball, the injuries seem staggering. I have friends who are former professional MMA fighters who sustained fewer injuries getting their teeth kicked in.