re: Former Tiger Nick Rumbelow to have Tommy John surgery

I wanted to know what you meant. It was a simple question to get understanding because I'd never heard that before.

The mental side of TJ and the changes that take place after are often ignored or exaggerated. Many more pitchers don't see an increase in MPH than those who do. Many often have less success. But those are the ones you don't hear about. They're usually the younger (college/low minors). There's an article out there that followed many of these younger players showing that they performed worse the first year back from TJ. They had guesses as to why. Control issues, tendency to throw less off speed, etc. and it also showed that there was only about a half mph increase on average. I'll look for it.

They do get better in year 2 though. Which is why there has been a move to hold guys back a little even though the rehab/recovery is complete in 10-12 months.