The Holy Grail of Pitching is certainly a bold statement. As is the "Sleeve that could save Baseball" since baseball at all levels has thrived during the same period that arm injuries have exploded, but here's hoping that they come close in the execution phase.
It's one thing to have the important and relevant information at players, parents, coaches fingertips. How that is used to influence decisions and behaviors when the game / the money / the future of the athlete is on the line has always been the limiting factor in bringing down the number of arm injuries in youth baseball. IMO.
The enforcement and penalty issues for overstepping the guidelines that "The Sleeve" provides are going to be crucial in the success. That's also assuming that there are no GIGO (garabge in - garbage out) issues with the data in "The Sleeve" in the first place.
from Bleacher Report:
The Sleeve That Could Save Baseball: Exclusive Look at New MLB Technology | Bleacher Report:
What we've lacked is a real weapon in this fight. Now, thanks to the work of Joe Nolan, baseball finally could have that weapon. Nolan and his company, Motus, a well-known provider of biomechanical analysis from Florida, has created what they very simply call the Motus Pitcher Sleeve. It could be the Holy Grail of pitching.
Over the past two decades, biomechanics has made giant advances, including markerless technology and portable units (including those used by Motus), but baseball has remained resistant to the use. Most of this is the glacial pace of change in baseball, but it's also the natural instinct to push against a change that feels generational.'via Blog this'
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