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Old 08-27-2010, 10:14 AM   #489
Clever_Iggy
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Originally Posted by valo403 View Post
Power pitchers don't typically come back stronger after tommy john, it's not impossible but the odds are definitely against that. He could get back to his current form, but it's defintely not godd for the Nats in any way shape or form.
Actually, there's significant data that shows that the ligament after Tommy John surgery is often strong than before. It's not unheard of for pitchers to throw harder after surgery than before.

Terrible luck, but Strasburg's delivery and approach to pitching had me peg him as a Mark Prior since I watched him at SDSU.
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