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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist..."
The most amazing thing the union ever did was convince teams that arm injuries are inevitable.
Teams sign these pitchers to 5 year deals knowing at LEAST one of them is a write-off. They aren't signing these guys to these contracts expecting health over the life of them. They're just amortizing the lost season over the life of the deal.
Like I said - all crocodile tears. Teams don't care about arm health. They publicly say they do and they're looking for ways to keep their guys healthy - they don't. They KNOW how to make guys a hell of a lot healthier than they are. They simply don't bother.
And because everyone breaks down, even the agents don't care much. Hell, a Tommy John surgery is almost a selling point. "Hey, he had his TJ surgery 2 seasons ago - you probably have 4 good years on that elbow until it lets go again..."
It's just gross.
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That god damn pitch clock is ruining arms!