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Maybe?  I don't claim to be "in the biz" myself...but I did get the peripheral benefit of hearing the same minor league stories for the past 40+ years.
Edit: this is he:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=meyer-001phi
Also, my Mom's cousin pitched for the Twins for a bit:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hugheji03.shtml
Oh, and my Uncle "pitched" (Haha) in the Angels org for a bit:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hughes003mic
 

Because that would be dumb 

I don't think pitching year round helps...it's likely beneficial to play a lot different sports instead of specializing so maybe you are a more complete athlete...but, still, who knows?

I don’t think anybody ever thought about looking at mechanics to minimize injuries before.  This is a hellova idea.

I don't think pitching year round helps...it's likely beneficial to play a lot different sports instead of specializing so maybe you are a more complete athlete...but, still, who knows?

Too many pitchers throw too hard too soon in their development?      Are Little Leagues, Pony Leagues, etc. going to eventually understand that? 
Canning didn't pitch that many innings at UCLA, and has been treated with kid gloves here.   And still, two shutdowns and now this 

All 30 MLB teams have millions of dollars in guaranteed contracts to these pitchers...do you think they just shrug and say to themselves "Whelp"?  If they knew how to prevent arm injuries, they'd do it.  The Yankees have more money invested in their franchise than anyone other than maybe the Dodgers and just lost their most promising starter for the next 1 1/2 seasons and their only solution to their lack of pitching was offering 9 years guaranteed to another starting pitcher.  I know it feels like it just happens to us but every team loses pitchers to arm injuries because throwing a ball overhand at a 95+ MPH is an unnatural thing for the body to do to begin with, everyone's body is different so coming to a consensus solution may be difficult, and even the most durable starters go down to injury eventually.  

All 30 MLB teams have millions of dollars in guaranteed contracts to these pitchers...do you think they just shrug and say to themselves "Whelp"?  If they knew how to prevent arm injuries, they'd do it.  The Yankees have more money invested in their franchise than anyone other than maybe the Dodgers and just lost their most promising starter for the next 1 1/2 seasons and their only solution to their lack of pitching was offering 9 years guaranteed to another starting pitcher.  I know it feels like it just happens to us but every team loses pitchers to arm injuries because throwing a ball overhand at a 95+ MPH is an unnatural thing for the body to do to begin with, everyone's body is different so coming to a consensus solution may be difficult, and even the most durable starters go down to injury eventually.  

All 30 MLB teams have millions of dollars in guaranteed contracts to these pitchers...do you think they just shrug and say to themselves "Whelp"?  If they knew how to prevent arm injuries, they'd do it.  The Yankees have more money invested in their franchise than anyone other than maybe the Dodgers and just lost their most promising starter for the next 1 1/2 seasons and their only solution to their lack of pitching was offering 9 years guaranteed to another starting pitcher.  I know it feels like it just happens to us but every team loses pitchers to arm injuries because throwing a ball overhand at a 95+ MPH is an unnatural thing for the body to do to begin with, everyone's body is different so coming to a consensus solution may be difficult, and even the most durable starters go down to injury eventually.  

Fffffuuuuuuuuuuucccccccccc-----
Seriously, though, given his history, a potential elbow injury was always a possibility.  
Severino has already gone down for the Yankees after missing almost all of last season, Chris Sale is opening the season on the injury, Emmamuel Clase could be out next to 3 months with an injury...and that's just the last couple of days.
Depth is always a good thing...injuries don't descriminate.  

Fffffuuuuuuuuuuucccccccccc-----
Seriously, though, given his history, a potential elbow injury was always a possibility.  
Severino has already gone down for the Yankees after missing almost all of last season, Chris Sale is opening the season on the injury, Emmamuel Clase could be out next to 3 months with an injury...and that's just the last couple of days.
Depth is always a good thing...injuries don't descriminate.  

Fffffuuuuuuuuuuucccccccccc-----
Seriously, though, given his history, a potential elbow injury was always a possibility.  
Severino has already gone down for the Yankees after missing almost all of last season, Chris Sale is opening the season on the injury, Emmamuel Clase could be out next to 3 months with an injury...and that's just the last couple of days.
Depth is always a good thing...injuries don't descriminate.  

I don't give him "complete pass" but I am going to place the majority of the blame on Tony Reagins and Jerry Dipoto for fucking up draft after draft and trading away what little talent we had for a handful of magic beans leaving Eppler with a bloated payroll and a 30th ranked farm system by 2016.  Moreno is "responsible" by default since he signs the checks and makes hires likely based on advise from people close to him but sometimes people just have to do their jobs well. 

Something something "Hamels' Woes"

Who's giving him a free pass?

I don't give him "complete pass" but I am going to place the majority of the blame on Tony Reagins and Jerry Dipoto for fucking up draft after draft and trading away what little talent we had for a handful of magic beans leaving Eppler with a bloated payroll and a 30th ranked farm system by 2016.  Moreno is "responsible" by default since he signs the checks and makes hires likely based on advise from people close to him but sometimes people just have to do their jobs well. 

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I still find it amusing that people here still think that the only reason the Pederson/Stripling trade didn't happen was because Arte got "impatient"...like he was sitting in his office, twirling around in his chair, drumming his fingers on his desk, checking his watch repeatedly and calling Eppler every five minutes; "Well?...Well?!!"
Eppler: "Like I told you the 30 other times not yet?"
Arte: "No, fuck that, I want it now! Now! NNNOOOOWWWWWW!!!!"
Hilarious...it just sucks this stupid narrative is going to be rehashed until something equally inane replaces it.

I still find it amusing that people here still think that the only reason the Pederson/Stripling trade didn't happen was because Arte got "impatient"...like he was sitting in his office, twirling around in his chair, drumming his fingers on his desk, checking his watch repeatedly and calling Eppler every five minutes; "Well?...Well?!!"
Eppler: "Like I told you the 30 other times not yet?"
Arte: "No, fuck that, I want it now! Now! NNNOOOOWWWWWW!!!!"
Hilarious...it just sucks this stupid narrative is going to be rehashed until something equally inane replaces it.

So f'n dumb 

Listen here you little fuckin shit, it IS big news because the narrative this off-season has been how bad our pitching is and how we're still only going to win 80 games and waste another year of Trout. If Canning and Sandoval can each have breakout seasons, that would be absolutely gigantic for the team. Canning is a borderline #2 starter and Sandoval is a potential #3 guy. Those guys reaching their potential would put us in playoff contention easily. 
Fuck.

They'll do worse this season because:
 - Angels and Rangers are likely better than last season.  A's won 97 games in 2018 and 2019 and has a solid squad coming back.
 - Astros lost one of their aces  in Cole and replaced him a with a guy coming back from TMJ surgery and lost Miley, who put up 116 ERA+ over 167 IP last season who will be replaced with a talented, but unproven Urquidy.  
 - The Astros will have a huge target on their back wherever they travel and fans will not let them forget what they did.  Time will tell if there is a psychological toll in that regard...

They'll do worse this season because:
 - Angels and Rangers are likely better than last season.  A's won 97 games in 2018 and 2019 and has a solid squad coming back.
 - Astros lost one of their aces  in Cole and replaced him a with a guy coming back from TMJ surgery and lost Miley, who put up 116 ERA+ over 167 IP last season who will be replaced with a talented, but unproven Urquidy.  
 - The Astros will have a huge target on their back wherever they travel and fans will not let them forget what they did.  Time will tell if there is a psychological toll in that regard...

They'll do worse this season because:
 - Angels and Rangers are likely better than last season.  A's won 97 games in 2018 and 2019 and has a solid squad coming back.
 - Astros lost one of their aces  in Cole and replaced him a with a guy coming back from TMJ surgery and lost Miley, who put up 116 ERA+ over 167 IP last season who will be replaced with a talented, but unproven Urquidy.  
 - The Astros will have a huge target on their back wherever they travel and fans will not let them forget what they did.  Time will tell if there is a psychological toll in that regard...

"Sir, this is an Arby's? Do you want something or...?"