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Hurlers are spending more time on the DL, but many come back stronger: medical advances have allowed moundsmen to return from serious arm injuries that were once deemed career-ending. (The Pitching Wounded).
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'S MEDical recovery rooms are overcrowded with broken-down pitchers.
Major league fans are familiar with the epidemic. Starting pitchers Pete Harnisch and Scott Elarton, Rockies; Joe Mays, Twins; Tom Gordon, Cubs; Kevin Brown, Dodgers; Andy Pettitte, Yankees; Brad Penny, Marlins; John Franco, Mets; Jeff Zimmerman, Rangers; and Matt Mantei, Diamond-backs have been lost for most or all of the 2002 season because of injuries.
The numbers of pitchers going on the disabled list has increased steadily in the past 10 years. In 1992, an average of 4.76 pitchers per team were placed on the disabled list. That increased to 7.90 last year, ...
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