MLB releases a study linking the drive for increased velocity and an increase in arm injuries to pitchers.

[lucas80]

Also, the chase for more devastating "stuff". Workload may be down, but max effort is creating the rise in injuries per the study.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/43026688/mlb-study-identifies-factors-rise-pitching-injuries

 

[EagleHawk]

Article I could have written talking to no one. Have young pitchers talk to Greg Maddux. Fastball topped out at 88 MPH but had movement. Of course, insert the generous strike zone comments.

 

[bhawk24bob]

Article I could have written talking to no one. Have young pitchers talk to Greg Maddux. Fastball topped out at 88 MPH but had movement. Of course, insert the generous strike zone comments.

The generous strike zone comments are important because it highlights the stupidity of what the "analytics" generation has done to the game with every pitch, every call, every at bat, every decision being driven by perfection. I'll take watching Maddux or Buehrle every day over watching any number of the max velocity ticking time bombs pitch to a strike zone that is second-guessed by how it's called vs. some stupid box on the screen and then graded after every game.