Stephen Strasburg

[dk123]

<!--quoteo(post=108341:date=Jul 27 2010, 11:52 PM:name=Destined)-->QUOTE (Destined @ Jul 27 2010, 11:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=108340:date=Jul 27 2010, 09:08 PM:name=dk123)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (dk123 @ Jul 27 2010, 09:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=108336:date=Jul 27 2010, 10:44 PM:name=Runnys)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Runnys @ Jul 27 2010, 10:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I just don't understand why all these pitchers have arm problems. How were guys able to average well over 250 innings a year for a decade and never have a serious arm injury...but these guys get to 200 and they blow out their arm the next year...I just don't get it.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I have been wondering that for a long time. I have thought of a variety of theories, but none of them really seem to hold up.
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The advancement of breaking pitches. The splitter and sinker are relatively new pitches. Plus, the curves and sliders guys are throwing today put way more torque on the arm than before. Pitchers are pushing the limit of their arsenal.
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Is the splitter/sinker really a pitch that puts that much extra strain on the arm? I thought it was more like throwing a fastball than a curve.