Thursday, April 10, 2014
Dr. Andrews: Year-round baseball at young age is top TJ risk factor - CBSSports.com - "We've researched it in our lab as well as our foundations in Birmingham and Pensacola and the big risk factor is year-round baseball," Dr. Andrews said. "These kids are not just throwing year-round, they're competing year-round and they don't have any time for recovery." - "Year-round baseball is number one," Dr. Andrews said in terms of Tommy John risk factors. "Number two is playing in more than one league at the same time where rules don't count [presumably innings limits or pitch counts]. In showcases for scouts, they try to overpitch and they get hurt. Poor mechanics continues to be a problem. Throwing breaking balls at an early age is a problem because it's a high neuromuscular control throwing action that young kids can't quite properly throw so the mechanics get them."
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