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Quick Hit: Pedro Strop (Hyperabduction)
Quick Hit: Pedro Strop (Hyperabduction)
Pedro Strop has a whippy arm, a solid 93-96 mph heater, a great slider, but has elbow fractures and a bruised UCL. Why might this be?
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Kyle Boddy on Pedro Strop's Mechanics
Lone Star BallKyle Boddy on Pedro Strop's Mechanics

Texas Rangers Prospects: Richard Alvarez and Pedro Strop
TexasLeaguers.com — ... , "He deals a 94ish fastball with a lot of armside run, a power slider at 84-86 mph and a nasty splitter." In his 1 inning of work, Strop was all that he was cracked up to be. In January, Kyle Boddy took a look at Pedro Strop's unique arm action . Here's some high-speed (210 frames-per-second) video from Strop's outing. (Sorry about the shaky frame; it's hard to hold a camera still when one of your arms is in a sling.) I am concerned about Strop's health going forward. He's struggled with arm health since the end of his first full season as a pitcher, and based on ...