Thread: Stephen Strasburg to have Tommy John surgery

that sucks ass, tommy john surgery this early in his professional career? that really sucks. i feel bad for him

It'd be a little easier to come back from if he was a finesse pitcher. Tougher for a hard thrower like him though.

agreed. hope this doesn't significantly shorten his career. Id like to see what this kid could do over 10 seasons or better

Very unfortunate. He is a lot of fun to watch. I agree with you Bio-Chem-I feel bad for him, too. Hope he is able to come back and have a great career.

He needs to change his throwing technique. Which will be a very difficult route.

Best of luck to him.

This sucks for the MLB.

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

He needs to change his throwing technique. Which will be a very difficult route.

Best of luck to him.

This sucks for the MLB.

I was listening to Smoltz during the TBS game last night, and he said the same thing. He talked about how his slider evolved after he had the surgery. Interesting that Tommy John pitched for 11 years after surgery. Hope he is able to evolve as a pitcher and still be effective. You guys are right though, I think it is really tough for a power pitcher to recover from this.

Yep it all comes down to elbow position while he his throwing.

His style of throwing puts a lot of stress on the elbow. That will be difficult to change, as he has thrown like that since he was a kid.

The Skinny on Stephen Strasburg's Injury | EricCressey.com

Good article by Eric Cressey and Strasburgs Mechanics.

They said on SportsCenter than 10 pitchers in this year's All Star game had Tommy John surgery in the past.

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

They said on SportsCenter than 10 pitchers in this year's All Star game had Tommy John surgery in the past.

Yep... a lot of pitchers recover to pitch at there old calibre again. The problem lies with his mechanics.