What happened to Hunter Greene?

The Tommy John Twist happened.

And, as so often happens, Hunter Greene's Tommy John Twist created particularly bad form of a Timing problem that I call Flat Arm Syndrome.

Hunter Greene is in trouble. BIG trouble. And his problems -- which are just starting -- give the lie to the promises of Kyle Boddy, DRIVELINE, and Tom House that their Extreme Conditioning methods remove the risk from the Tricks & Shortcuts that Paul Nyman first popularized. pic.twitter.com/McurZDX5IA

— Chris O'Leary | Baseball + Critical Thinking (@thepainguy) April 23, 2022

All too predictably.

As I hope my tweets about Hunter Greene and his pitching mechanics make clear.

What Happened to
Hunter Greene?

What happened to Hunter Greene?

Why did he need Tommy John surgery?

Why won't that be his only injury problem?

The problem is Hunter Greene's pitching arm; how it's FLAT and not UP when his shoulders start to turn and his pitching arm starts to come under load.

In the frame below, notice how the "R" of the "Reds" script on Hunter Greene's chest is starting to blur, meaning that his shoulders are starting to turn and his pitching arm is starting to come under Load.

You can see the same pattern and relationship in this still photo of Hunter Greene, which also shows Hunter Greene's Tommy John Twist.

Because his pitching arm is FLAT and not UP -- as Justin Verlander's pitching arm tends to get UP -- that will increase the Load on Hunter Greene's arm, stressing both his Elbow and his Shoulder.