Tony Clark, MLBPA executive director, emphasized the responsibility of MLB teams in managing pitcher health, saying that without significant changes, teams will continue to overwork pitchers.
Clark noted, 'Players are doing what it is they are being told they should do.' This highlights how modern teams prioritize strikeouts over traditional values like quality starts, leading to increased injuries.
Jesse Rogers reports that the league is exploring ways to address rising injury rates, including possible incentives, as pitching injuries have significantly increased with max-effort approaches.
Clark highlighted that the earlier norms of valuing long outings have been replaced by strategies that favor short bursts of high effort, contributing to a cycle of injuries.
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