(Admitting I dont know anything about the pitcher)
But, how many years before he has to have surgury? As with that other forum thread - the baseball pitchers are doing things the human arm is not designed to do.
Btw Strasburg played it right. Started great, had some injuries, peaked in time to help with the World Series, signs a guaranteed $210 million (or something) contract in which he made $600,000 per PITCH (including balls!) before he retired.