Current Events > Why are pitchers little weaklings now?Barely any pitchers pitch 200 innings

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in recent years Is this MLB's version of NBA's load management?

They make too much money to risk their health and also teams now generally don't want their pitchers to be throwing a third time through the batting order.

Easier just to have a guy go 6 innings and then have two or three guys finish out the game.

Notice how many pitchers are having to get tommy john surgery.
Sport's science have come a long way.
The days of pitchers hurling above 95 mph for over a 100 pitches are over.

Higher pitching standards. They have to pitch at a higher RPM and speed than it was during the era where they had bourbon in the dugout.