It can be but if they have smooth mechanics and they're on time they can get away with it. Injuries come when they start throwing with pure arm strength and not leveraging their bodies. Muscular guys have more mass and muscle control but with elastic guys like Carlos here if that happens that is where you can see serious injuries simply because the human body isn't made to handle that much torque.
Is a lanky frame not a concern for a flamethrowing starter?
It can be but if they have smooth mechanics and they're on time they can get away with it. Injuries come when they start throwing with pure arm strength and not leveraging their bodies. Muscular guys have more mass and muscle control but with elastic guys like Carlos here if that happens that is where you can see serious injuries simply because the human body isn't made to handle that much torque.