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Why would his mechanics scare teams off though? Hes FAR better in that regard than Cole or Hultzen who both have some red flags in their deliveries.
Bauer locks his leg a little early, but from a pure injury-prevention perspective hes very impressive. I never understood what scared teams off of Lincecum either though.
I like what Bauer himself said about the high pitch counts:
“I don’t worry about pitch count,” he said. “I do a lot of studying on how to throw with good mechanics and healthy deceleration. It’s not 134 pitches of improper mechanics. It’s 130 of doing it right and no stress and maybe four of ‘gotta fix that.’ I think it’s a lot less stress on my arm than some guys who have never been taught how to decelerate properly.”