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Adam Wainwright is the next victim for Tommy John surgery. With this said, pitchers are the likely victim of this surgery. 

Not to mention, great pitchers seem to be the victims, like Kerry Wood, Stephen Strasburg and Chris Carpenter.

This UCL injury will not stop with Wainwright. There will be many pitchers to come that suffer from this torn ligament and there will be many pitchers that face other injuries as well.

The body was just not built to throw the ball 90-plus miles per hour over a long time period. 

Although this list is complete speculation, here are some pitchers that may face major surgery in their futures. 

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With Adam Wainwright going down, the St. Louis Cardinals are no longer the favorite in the National League Central Division.

Wainwright has made a Cy Young case in his last two seasons, with a combined 39 wins. 

Without Adam, the Cardinals’ team is just not the same. 

With this said, there is a new favorite team to win the NL Central. This team is the Chicago Cubs.

Before anyone starts questioning the Cubs right off the bat, listen to what they have going for them in the 2011 season. 

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