Category: Op-Ed

• Fastball velocities, efficiency, and Tommy John Surgery

  I don’t pretend to be a doctor, a scientist, or anyone who might have any clue as to why there have been so many occurrences of Tommy John Surgery in recent years. But, I decided to do a study to see if there are any correlations between velocity and incidents, and I found some interesting…

  Michael Baron

  March 18, 2015

  Feature Stories, Michael Baron, Op-Ed

• The Mets and how they’ve handled Zack Wheeler’s elbow problems

  These aren’t easy days for the Mets General Manager or the organization in general. Not only has he been forced to deal with the loss of one of their cornerstone pitchers, he’s seemingly spending an equal amount of time explaining his actions and defending the organization for it’s handling of Zack Wheeler over the last year. According to…

  Michael Baron

  March 17, 2015

  Feature Stories, Michael Baron, Op-Ed

• Are the Mets banking too much on their crop of starting pitchers?

  In the wake of the news Zack Wheeler has become the latest pitcher to require a year long absence resulting from a torn elbow ligament, I’ve found myself asking a lot of questions internally. I’m not talking about the issue surrounding these blown out elbows in the game. I talked about those here yesterday, and…

  Michael Baron

  March 17, 2015

  Feature Stories, Michael Baron, Op-Ed

• Zack Wheeler’s case history, and the ongoing epidemic in baseball

  Sandy Alderson clearly sounded upset and angry during today’s call with reporters about Zack Wheeler’s torn elbow ligament. In fact, I can’t ever remember Sandy sounding like that in public. I can’t blame him. It’s a terrible day for the Mets, and yet another terrible day for baseball. The club is now scrambling for a replacement, and…

  Michael Baron

  March 16, 2015

  Feature Stories, Michael Baron, Op-Ed

• Zack Wheeler likely needs Tommy John surgery, so what now?

  Ugh. The news from the Mets today is devastating, as the team announced an MRI revealed that Zack Wheeler has a torn UCL. Sandy Alderson said on a conference call Monday morning that the team believes it is a full tear, meaning that while Wheeler will get a second opinion, Tommy John surgery is on…

  Rich MacLeod

  March 16, 2015

  Op-Ed, Rich MacLeod