I am sure that just about every single person in America has heard about Stephen Strasburg’s amazing debut. I was wowed. My family was wowed. Everybody was wowed.
Me and my brother often talk about sports and our opinions, and we agreed on one thing: Strasburg has the same mechanics as pitcher Mark Prior; the pitcher who’s career was murdered by injuries.
When pitching, Strasburg brings his elbow up, the leading cause for Tommy John surgery. He will definitely have some arm problems later in his career, or even early in his career.
That is the reason I am not sure if he will be a success. He has so many great pitches, and he seems like a very smart pitcher. I personally love watching Strasburg pitch, but throwing 100 MPH while bringing that elbow up will definitely cause some trouble sometime in his career.
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