Just to stir the pot, Tommy John threw over 200 innings the year he came back from TJ surgery
Who gives a crap?
The author lost me right there. He really didn't think it through. Do you think Strasburg would decide to shut down even if he thought it best for him? He would be called selfish, a coward, all sorts of things. It is preposterous to suggest that the burden of that decision should be his.
Pitchers always want to pitch. You don't leave workload decisions up to the pitcher.
