Charlie Morton has come back from Tommy John surgery even stronger. And that's in the most literal sense. • Morton said almost a year's worth of rehabilitation has allowed him to strengthen his arm and shoulder in ways he hasn't been able to do in the past. As a result, he's throwing the ball harder than ever before. • • • • He regularly touches 96 mph with his fastball, a plateau he hadn't reached in years as his body struggled to stay healthy. He pitched the end of the 2011 season -- his most statistically productive year -- with a torn labrum in his left hip. As he worked hard to rehab that injury, the ulnar collateral ligament in his...
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