Comments on: Jays Sign LHP Jairo Labour http://jaysjournal.com/2011/01/20/jays-sign-lhp-jairo-labour/ A Toronto Blue Jays Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:16:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Mat Germain http://jaysjournal.com/2011/01/20/jays-sign-lhp-jairo-labour/comment-page-1/#comment-2706 Mat Germain Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:28:06 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=4425#comment-2706 Agreed, the debates will always be ongoing on this topic. From what I understand, Latin American pitchers are pretty well willing to throw whatever it will take to get them noticed and signed to a contract. After that, health will be the ball club who signs them's responsibility anyhow. The majority of the data and opinion that I've read seems to lean towards allowing young pitchers to develop a curve ball, but staying away from a slider. I believe it has something to do with more pressure being place on weaker parts of the arm at a younger age. Having said that, any young pitcher can throw breaking balls, they just are usually very limited in the number of these they can use in any given game by their coaching staff in North America when compared to other areas of the world. I'm not sure who's better off from it, but I'm sure there must be some research done on the subject and available on the web, so I'll take a look around to see what I can find! Glad you're enjoying the site! Agreed, the debates will always be ongoing on this topic. From what I understand, Latin American pitchers are pretty well willing to throw whatever it will take to get them noticed and signed to a contract. After that, health will be the ball club who signs them’s responsibility anyhow. The majority of the data and opinion that I’ve read seems to lean towards allowing young pitchers to develop a curve ball, but staying away from a slider. I believe it has something to do with more pressure being place on weaker parts of the arm at a younger age. Having said that, any young pitcher can throw breaking balls, they just are usually very limited in the number of these they can use in any given game by their coaching staff in North America when compared to other areas of the world. I’m not sure who’s better off from it, but I’m sure there must be some research done on the subject and available on the web, so I’ll take a look around to see what I can find!

Glad you’re enjoying the site!

]]> By: Andrew http://jaysjournal.com/2011/01/20/jays-sign-lhp-jairo-labour/comment-page-1/#comment-2696 Andrew Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:07:47 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=4425#comment-2696 @ScottM - There is much debate to be had about that topic. I didn't know of many elite level ball players my age throwing breaking balls before 16 for that reason, but apparently it is much more commonplace in Asia to do this as well as throw 150-200 pitches an outing. Baseball is weird this way, there's no set date or year for anything. @ScottM – There is much debate to be had about that topic. I didn’t know of many elite level ball players my age throwing breaking balls before 16 for that reason, but apparently it is much more commonplace in Asia to do this as well as throw 150-200 pitches an outing. Baseball is weird this way, there’s no set date or year for anything.

]]> By: ScottM http://jaysjournal.com/2011/01/20/jays-sign-lhp-jairo-labour/comment-page-1/#comment-2658 ScottM Sat, 22 Jan 2011 02:21:28 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=4425#comment-2658 First off, great website, I check for updates daily. Just curious, but doesn't pitching breaking balls at such a young age lead to a drastically increased chance of serious arm injury? First off, great website, I check for updates daily.
Just curious, but doesn’t pitching breaking balls at such a young age lead to a drastically increased chance of serious arm injury?

]]> By: Jays Sign LHP Jairo Labour – Toronto Update http://jaysjournal.com/2011/01/20/jays-sign-lhp-jairo-labour/comment-page-1/#comment-2656 Jays Sign LHP Jairo Labour – Toronto Update Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:22:58 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=4425#comment-2656 [...] More info Filed Under: Blue Jays [...] [...] More info Filed Under: Blue Jays [...]

]]> By: FenixL http://jaysjournal.com/2011/01/20/jays-sign-lhp-jairo-labour/comment-page-1/#comment-2654 FenixL Fri, 21 Jan 2011 04:19:14 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=4425#comment-2654 Not really excited for the prospect, as we know almost nothing about him. Im more excited/happy seeing our team under AA continue to dip into the international market Not really excited for the prospect, as we know almost nothing about him. Im more excited/happy seeing our team under AA continue to dip into the international market

]]>