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Originally Posted by Andrew
How long does one expect a pitcher to be good for?
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I think it's more about what type of repair (surgery) could this guy need and what are the odds he can come back and still pitch. So more of an asset risk management.
It's probably the highest injury risk prospect in the 4 North American pro sports that comes to mind. Or at least in terms of predicting that a player will have some type of arm or shoulder problem at some point in his career, and that it could occur within the time frame where the player is under team control.
Seems like Tommy John surgery to fix ligaments in an elbow is almost a given and teams are reasonably confident a player will recover from that. Whereas a guy like Lincecum, was done in more by a hip issue that could not be fixed so to speak along with a freak incident where he took a hit to the elbow from a line drive. If a guy like Yesavage with unique mechanics was to get injured, they might not salvage anything.
At least that's my poorly developed theory