Hellweg has torn UCL

[Angels]

https://twitter.com/AdamMcCalvy/status/458727901953654784

 

Pitchers dropping like flies lately.

[Tyler]

Curious to see if teams start looking for pitchers with a variety of pitches rather than your power fastball/slider guys that seem to be all the rage these days.

[tomsred]

You mean kind of like the Jamie Moyer type, he lasted 25 seasons.

[wopphil]

I bet he will walk to Alabama to see Dr. Andrews.

[fan_since79]

Adam Wainwright left with a knee injury. No word on its severity.

[OregonLAA]

Segura isn't playing so hot either much like the 2nd half of last year

[Tank]

when i was at the memorial for dr. frank jobs, one of his colleagues was speaking and told the audience that a review of the current rosters shows that 30% of all MLB pitchers have had tommy john surgery.

[YouthofToday]

Problem principally lies with dudes throwing year round at a young age. Aggravated by the fact tendons don't increase in strength at andything near muscle mass. This trend isn't going away.

Too much incentive at high school and college level to get noticed or win (coaches).

[gurn67]

Corbin, now Hellweg. Hmmm.

[Docwaukee]

That's too bad.  Never like to see anyone injured.  He wasn't performing all that well.  Jury still out on Segura.  Pena was very good last year and has started well this year although he was struck by a line drive and is out for a start. 

[Inside Pitch]

Pena was very good last year and has started well this year although he was struck by a line drive and is out for a start. 

 

Pena was 24 years old and walking 5 runners per 9 in AA -- those are the sorts of numbers that don't translate well to MLB.  The one thing he was very very good at was limiting HRs which was no small task in his home park.  He was howerver off to a very fast start this year, it will be interesting to see if he can maintain the early pace.  I've watched Pena pitch a lot, if he ever gains any semblance of control with his slider (a plus pitch), he'd have a decent enough chance to stay a SP.  But he will need more to succeed at the next level than just his upper 90s FB and heavy sinker.    Ariel Pena might be one of those guys who turns into a solid pitcher at age 27 or 28 after he's lost a bit of stuff.