“We are going to see a rash of Tommy Johns in the next month,” Eric Cressey of Cressey Sports Performance predicts. “We’re going to see probably 30-40 guys… that doesn’t even count the guys who are getting hurt in minor league camp. The question becomes why and I think it comes down to guys are showing up unprepared.”
How and why are pitchers unprepared for spring training? Spring training is a time to build arm strength and get back in shape for the season, right? Cressey strongly rejects this notion. “Spring training is not training by any means.