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Old 02-03-2013, 12:04 AM   #1606
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Originally Posted by Frank Drebin View Post
Innings limits on younger pitchers and pitch counts for individual games are a major part of pitching now due to the high attrition rate of young pitchers, especially when compared to position players.

Here is a favorite article of mine from Baseball Prospectus
Remember reading on ESPN or somewhere else that blamed Little League and similar youth leagues for the problem. Had to do with pitchers that young are throwing a lot harder and more pitches than in the past which is causing a lot more MLB-like injuries to occur and carry over in their careers.
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