Tommy John Surgery's This Year

[Phil316]

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Add Matt Wieters to the list. Pretty big blow to the O's.

[Phil316]

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Add Bronson Arroyo to the list.

[bdeol44]

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Just crazy

[xpress34]

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I'm not sure either is a good choice to give an example for being power pitchers with longevity, as both came under scrutiny for possible steroid use in the 90s.

Excuse me? Show me the report accusing Ryan of Steroid use. I never heard Nolan's name even whispered with steroids.

[beachpetrol]

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Excuse me? Show me the report accusing Ryan of Steroid use. I never heard Nolan's name even whispered with steroids.

If there is any guilt by association, he was teammates with Canseco, and his pitching coach was Tom House.

Interesting quote from Nolan Ryan's HOF speech:

"While I was [with the Rangers] I was very fortunate to have a pitching coach by the name of Tom House. And Tom and I are of the same age and Tom is a coach that is always on the cutting edge. And I really enjoyed our association together and he would always come up with new training techniques that we would try and see how they would work in to my routine. And because of our friendship and Tom pushing me, I think I got in the best shape of my life during the years that I was with the Rangers."

[Phil316]

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Another victim has been had. Rockies Tyler Chatwood only 24 will need Tommy John surgery.

[helf35]

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Looks like you can add Nate Jones to the list.

[danesei@yahoo.com]

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Chatwood is an interesting case, since he's had a history of elbow problems. Didn't he have bone chips removed from his elbow in the off-season, and he lost a month due to elbow tightness last year. Hopefully the TJ surgery corrects the problem, but it might be one of those cases where it addresses the symptom, but not the problem. Maybe the year-plus off will give him time to reassess his mechanics.

[Phil316]

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Tyler Skaggs will undergo TJ surgery. Sad really 23 years old. Will most of the 2015 season as well.

[Phil316]

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Losing some great players this year.