Nolan and Pitch Counts

[Fynn]

Will be interesting whether Nolan has influence with how deep starting pitchers go in each game.  This is a short interview.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/madden-nolan-ryan-tommy-john-babying-pitchers-doesn-work-article-1.1730546

[jbm]

I doubt his opinion will change the Astros' approach, but I do suspect the next decade will see a swing towards his and TJ's philosophy. 

[Fynn]

I doubt his opinion will change the Astros' approach, but I do suspect the next decade will see a swing towards his and TJ's philosophy. 

Agreed...apparently statistics about the frequency of players being on the DL was not kept until about 2002, so basically anecdotal stories are the best evidence of this paradox.  Per fangraphs, TJ surgery frequency has gone up dramatically while pitch counts have declined, which might suggest that Nolan is right, or perhaps players are more willing to try TJ surgery because of its success.  Anyways, here is a link for that discussion...(beware-its Bleacher Report, but still not a bad article).


http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1622573-do-innings-limits-pitch-counts-actually-prevent-serious-injuries