I dunno - it seems like a cherry picked risk factor. It's easy enough to say that smaller guys are forced to use extra muscles and work them harder, making for more wear and tear, resulting in a higher propensity for injuries.
I'd wholeheartedly agree that, if pitcher is good enough to get to the bigs and dominate, then it shouldn't matter how tall he is or how big he is. Lincecum is a great pitcher and deserves to be recognized as such.
I just think that, for the most part, the shorter pitchers don't make it that far. Whether it's due to injuries or other physical limitations, to my eye, there are less of them that make it to that level. Lincecum and Oswalt are exceptional.
It may very well be a mindfact, I readily admit, but I think the odds are stacked against Bauer.
