We have access to more advanced technology, biomechanics, and data than ever before. Yet, pitchers are throwing fewer innings, and surgeries—especially Tommy John and shoulder procedures—continue to rise.

📉 Shouldn’t all this progress be making pitchers healthier, not sidelining them?

🔍 Here’s the issue: we’re applying data in a way that forces pitchers into rigid biomechanical models instead of optimizing their natural movement patterns. We analyze every inch of their delivery, then tweak it to fit an ideal that may not work for them.

I’m not anti-tech. Far from it.

But technology should reveal what makes each pitcher effective—not force them into a mold that puts them at risk.

✅ What if, instead of reshaping pitchers, we used data to enhance what already works for them?
✅ What if we built training programs around motor preferences to reduce stress and maximize efficiency?

We need to start working with the body, not against it. The future of pitching isn’t about chasing mechanical perfection—it’s about understanding and unlocking individual strengths.