NoneWASHINGTON (AP) — The United States should proceed cautiously as officials consider new natural gas export terminals, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Tuesday, warning that “unfettered exports” of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, could raise wholesale domestic prices by more than 30% and increase planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. Granholm’s statement came as the Energy Department released a long-awaited study on the environmental and economic impacts of natural gas exports, which have grown exponentially in the past decade. The analysis found that U.S. LNG shipments drive up domestic prices and frequently displace renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power. Increased LNG exports also would lead to higher global greenhouse gas emissions, even with use of technology such as equipment to capture and store carbon emissions, the report said. “Today’s publication reinforces that a business-as-usual approach (to LNG exports) is neither sustainable nor advisable,” Granholm said. The Energy Department report comes after the Biden administration paused approvals of new LNG projects in January to study the effects LNG exports have on the planet. Natural gas emits methane, a potent greenhouse gas, when burned, leaked or released. LNG is especially energy intensive, since the gas must be retrieved through underground drilling, then piped to export terminals along the East and Gulf coasts. The gas is then “superchilled” into a liquid that is taken by tanker ships to import terminals in Europe and Asia, where it is then reheated into gas and distributed for business and family use. The oil and gas industry, along with Republican allies in Congress, have decried the LNG pause as unnecessary and counter-productive, and President-elect Donald Trumphas vowed to end the pause on his first day in office. The pause is on hold under a federal court order, but few new terminals have been approved in the past year. The Energy Department said last week it will not decide on two major LNG export projects in Louisiana until the independent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission completes environmental reviews of each project. The American Gas Association called the Biden administration’s pause a mistake that has resulted in uncertainty for the global market, investors and America’s allies around the world. “This report is a clear and inexplicable attempt to justify their grave policy error,” said AGA president and CEO Karen Harbert. “America’s allies are suffering from the weaponization of natural gas and energy deprivation, and any limitations on supplying life essential energy is absolutely wrong-headed.” Harbert said the industry group looks forward to working with the Trump administration “to rectify the glaring issues with this study during the public comment period,” which lasts until mid-February. Charlie Riedl, executive director of the Center for LNG, a pro-industry group, said Republican and Democratic administrations, as well as independent researchers, “have continually found that U.S. LNG exports provide economic, national security and climate benefits and serve the public interest.” U.S. LNG “remains a vital tool for countries looking to displace dirtier fuels” such as coal and reduce their emissions, Riedl said, adding that U.S. LNG exports play a key role in meeting growing global demand for natural gas. U.S. gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The LNG pause, announced by President Joe Biden as the 2024 election year began, aligned the Democratic administration with environmentalists who fear the huge increase in LNG exports in recent years is locking in potentially catastrophic planet-warming emissions at a time when Biden has pledged to cut U.S. climate pollution in half by 2030. “While MAGA Republicans willfully deny the urgency of the climate crisis, condemning the American people to a dangerous future, my administration will not be complacent,′′ Biden said in announcing the pause. His actions “heed the calls of young people and frontline communities who are using their voices to demand” climate action, Biden added. The White House declined to comment on the Energy Department study, referring questions to the agency.
Maxwell Caulfield talks about the TV series ‘Landman’ on Paramount+CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — The opportunity to harvest two big game species in the same day has been presented to West Virginia hunters this year. Monday marked the first day of the concurrent bear and buck firearm hunting seasons across 42 counties. "West Virginia has two big game species, (black) bear and white tail deer. In the counties where the concurrent seasons are observed, a properly licensed hunter can take one or both of those in a single day," said West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Section Chief Paul Johansen. The two seasons will run together until Dec. 8 when the gun buck season ends. However bear season will continue until Dec. 31. Concurrent seasons for deer and bear have been held for several years now as a part of a strategy of culling the maximum number of bear from the population as possible. "When we need to harvest more bear to meet management objectives, we take advantage of the fact that the majority of our hunters are out in the field hunting during the buck season," Johansen said. Each year there are 250,000 to 275,000 buck hunters looking for deer in West Virginia. The most recent data, from 2022, counted 23,000 resident bear damage stamps and an additional 2,000 non-resident bear stamps. The weather this week also lends itself to bringing more hunters into the field for both seasons. Cool, but not frigid, temperatures and little-to-no precipitation are the best conditions for hunter comfort and attract the highest number of hunters to the field to make their harvests. Excess precipitation has the tendency to tamp down on harvest numbers, but some hunters prefer snow on the ground as it makes deer stand out against their surroundings. But too much snow can cause roads to be impassible and keep hunters out of the woods. "If they're off the couch and in the field, they're much more likely to kill a bear, (or) a deer," Johansen said Many hunters do so to fill their own freezers, but many others seek to help their neighbors. The Hunters Helping the Hungry program was established in West Virginia in 1992. Since then it has provided over 1.1 million pounds of meat to families experiencing food insecurity, by processing more than 29,000 donated deer. "Hunting is a strong tradition in West Virginia, and many of these hunters demonstrate a real willingness to share what they harvest with others. It's a great opportunity to allow the hunters to put food on tables where it's needed most," Johansen said. The deer hunting industry has an annual economic impact in West Virginia in excess of $300 million. In the last year alone, nearly 23,000 meals were generated by the program. "From what I gather talking to the folks at the food banks, getting good sources of protein is probably their most critical and limited asset that they have. So, this program is particularly important in that we get high-quality protein delivered to folks who need it the most," Johansen said. The program only accepts deer, as logistical issues necessitate a more streamlined procedure for participating meat processors.
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Wearable technology developed leveraging the ISS National Lab aims to protect astronauts in deep space KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. , Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest issue of Upward , official magazine of the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory, highlights the AstroRad vest—a pioneering wearable technology designed to safeguard astronauts from harmful solar radiation during deep-space missions. Developed through a collaboration between StemRad and Lockheed Martin, the vest has undergone extensive testing through the ISS National Lab, leading to significant enhancements in its design and functionality. NASA astronaut Kayla Barron , who evaluated the vest on the space station, describes it in Upward as "like a gravity blanket in space," noting the balance it aims to strike between protection and mobility. She emphasized the importance of wearable, customized solutions for astronauts, calling the vest "an elegant solution to a challenging engineering problem." The AstroRad vest employs high-density polymers to selectively shield vital organs most vulnerable to radiation exposure, addressing cancer and radiation sickness risks. Insights from the ISS National Lab-sponsored investigation enabled StemRad and partners to improve the vest's ergonomics and functionality, advancing efforts toward safer deep-space exploration. Oren Milstein , CEO at StemRad, highlighted the significance of leveraging the microgravity environment: "It allowed us to test the vest in a real space environment and laid the groundwork for other collaborations and tests, where we could take the concept even further." The vest's development involved extensive collaboration, with engineer Kat Coderre, deputy manager for deep space exploration advanced programs at Lockheed Martin, referring to the process as a "vest saga." By utilizing the ISS National Lab, the team obtained invaluable feedback for refining the design for long-duration wear during solar particle events. The vest was also tested during the Artemis I mission, furthering its role in advancing human space exploration. AstroRad represents a critical advancement in astronaut safety, paving the way for deeper space exploration. To learn more about AstroRad's development and testing onboard the space station, read the Upward feature "Armor for Astronauts." Download a high-resolution image for this release: AstroRad Vest About the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory: The International Space Station (ISS) is a one-of-a-kind laboratory that enables research and technology development not possible on Earth. As a public service enterprise, the ISS National Laboratory® allows researchers to leverage this multiuser facility to improve quality of life on Earth, mature space-based business models, advance science literacy in the future workforce, and expand a sustainable and scalable market in low Earth orbit. Through this orbiting national laboratory, research resources on the ISS are available to support non-NASA science, technology, and education initiatives from U.S. government agencies, academic institutions, and the private sector. The Center for the Advancement of Science in SpaceTM (CASIS®) manages the ISS National Lab, under Cooperative Agreement with NASA, facilitating access to its permanent microgravity research environment, a powerful vantage point in low Earth orbit, and the extreme and varied conditions of space. To learn more about the ISS National Lab, visit our website . As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, CASIS® accepts corporate and individual donations to help advance science in space for the benefit of humanity. For more information, visit our donations page . Media Contact: Patrick O'Neill 904-806-0035 PONeill@ISSNationalLab.org International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory Managed by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS) 1005 Viera Blvd., Suite 101, Rockledge, FL 32955 • 321.253.5101 • www.ISSNationalLab.org View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/innovative-astrorad-vest-poised-to-safeguard-astronauts-from-space-radiation-302329449.html SOURCE International Space Station National Lab
Southern California jumped to No. 4 in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll on Monday after edging UConn. The Trojans moved up three spots in the AP Top 25 after beating the then-No. 4 Huskies 72-70 on Saturday night in a rematch of last season's Elite Eight game that UConn won. "It feels great to get the dub always," USC star JuJu Watkins said after the victory. "I think it hit a little different knowing the history of last year and how they sent us home." This was the Trojans' first win ever over UConn. "This is a really significant win, and it's a really significant win because of the stature of UConn's program and what Geno Auriemma has done for our sport," USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb said. "It doesn't matter to me that they haven't won a championship in a couple years. There's still a way that they prepare, a way that they play, that makes you better, and it made us better." UCLA, South Carolina and Notre Dame remained the top three teams. The Bruins received 30 of the 32 first-place votes from a national media panel. The Gamecocks and the Fighting Irish each got one first-place vote. UConn fell to seventh behind Texas and LSU. Maryland, Oklahoma and Ohio State rounded out the top 10 teams. Duke dropped five spots to No. 14 after losing to South Florida on Saturday. The Blue Devils' other two losses this season were to Maryland and South Carolina. The Bulls are 7-6 on the season, with four of those losses coming against ranked opponents (UConn, Louisville, TCU and South Carolina). Alabama jumped back into the poll at No. 20 two weeks after falling out. The Crimson Tide had an impressive 82-67 victory over Michigan State, handing the Spartans their first loss of the season. It was Alabama's first victory over a ranked opponent this year. The Southeastern Conference has eight teams in the poll this week with Alabama's return. The Big Ten is next with seven. The ACC has six while the Big 12 has three and the Big East one. No. 23 Michigan at No. 4 USC, Sunday. The Wolverines start Big Ten play with a trip to Los Angeles to face the Trojans on Sunday and then the Bruins a few days later. Coach Kim Barnes Arico's young team is off to a 10-2 start. Get local news delivered to your inbox!SMArtX Advisory Solutions Unveils Q4 Select List Highlighting Elite Investment Strategies
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An underground detector in China will sniff out mysterious ghost particles called neutrinosControversial social media critic, Martins Ortse, better known as , has denied threatening the life of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over the revocation of a plot of land belonging to the family of late Colonel Paul Osakpamwan Ogbebor. had earlier reported that the FCT administration under Wike leadership announced the revocation of the Ogbebor’s property, which was allocated since 1981. However, following the revocation, a WhatsApp broadcast message claimed that VeryDarkMan threatened the FCT minister’s life. Reacting to the allegation, VeryDarkMan distanced himself from the alleged threat, stressing that he only uses his platform to pursue justice for those oppressed. VDM said: “I did not threaten Nyesom Wike’s life, l am not associated with the WhatsApp broadcast making the rounds. “l was only appealing to the minister to take a second look at the land documents presented by the sons and families of late Colonel Paul Osakpamwan Ogbebor who was a war veteran and also the first cadet of the NDA code 001, all the land documents and allocations are genuine. “There is this particular land I posted on WhatsApp regarding the land that Wike revoked. Someone edited my video with a new caption, making it look like I’m the one who did it. Please, I’m not associated with threatening anybody’s life; it’s not in my character or nature. “What I do with my platform is to speak up for people who are oppressed and seek justice when they are in the right part of the law. I have never threatened anybody’s life before, so imagine that they will now claim I’m threatening Wike. ”The only thing I did in that video was to plead that he could take a second look at those people’s documents because they are the sole owners of that land.”tried to do what very few players have been able to do - dunk on . During the game against the tonight, DiVincenzo got the ball on the baseline and drove to the basket. He almost dunked on Victor Wembanyama, only for the ball to rim out. DiVincenzo laughed off the attempt, even hitting the 'Too Small' gesture on himself afterward. Donte DiVincenzo attempted a slam and was just a bit short, hit himself with a "too small"😂 Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Thanks for the feedback.
PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 11, 2024-- Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of sixty-two cents ($0.62) per share on the $0.10 par value common stock of the company. The dividend is payable on February 3, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business on January 3, 2025. This quarterly dividend represents a 3.3% increase over last year’s quarterly rate of sixty cents ($0.60) per share. At this quarterly dividend rate, subject to the normal quarterly review by the Board of Directors, the annual dividend rate for the fiscal year 2025 is $2.48 per share. This marks the 16 th consecutive year that the company has increased its dividend and the 93 rd consecutive year that the company has paid a dividend. In addition, the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of fifty cents ($0.50) per share on the company’s $2.00 convertible preferred stock, payable on March 3, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 4, 2025. About Bristol Myers Squibb Company Bristol Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. For more information about Bristol Myers Squibb, visit us at BMS.com or follow us on LinkedIn , X , YouTube , Facebook , and Instagram . corporatefinancial-news View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241211324404/en/ CONTACT: Media Relations: media@bms.com Investor Relations: investor.relations@bms.com KEYWORD: NEW JERSEY UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: BIOTECHNOLOGY HEALTH PHARMACEUTICAL CLINICAL TRIALS ONCOLOGY SOURCE: Bristol Myers Squibb Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/11/2024 04:17 PM/DISC: 12/11/2024 04:15 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241211324404/en
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Muhammad Nami: VAT attribution and derivation: A personal appeal to all partiesMelbourne, Dec 30 (PTI) The all-time attendance record at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was smashed on Monday when the total attendance of the fourth Test touched an unprecedented 350,700. The presence of 51,371 spectators at lunch time meant the overall turnout had surpassed the previous high of 350,535 set way back during the 1937 Ashes when the great Don Bradman was at the peak of his powers. Also Read | Will Rohit Sharma Play in India vs Australia 5th Test 2024-25 Match at SCG? Here’s the Possibility of Team India Captain Featuring in Playing XI for Sydney Test in Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The number crossed the 60,000 mark post lunch on day five with India chasing a daunting 340-run target. Also Read | IND vs AUS 4th Test 2024: Australia Run Rampant To Leave India Three Down and 307 Runs Away From Win at Lunch on Day 5. "Day 5 current attendance is 51,371. The total attendance of 350,700 is the greatest for any Test match at the MCG exceeding the total of 350,534 v England in 1937 over 6 days. This is also the greatest attendance for any Test match played in Australia," said Cricket Australia in a release. The fourth Test between India and Australia has also become the second highest attended game of all time behind only the India-Pakistan game at the Eden Gardens in 1999 when the overall turnout stood at 4,65,000. It was not a record but as many as 87,242 fans watched the proceedings on day one. Day two turnout was a record with 85,147 people thronging to the stadium and so was day three when 83,073 fans walked into the iconic venue. On Sunday, the count was 43,867. All tickets for the action on Monday were priced at 10 Australian dollars. "I've not seen anything like it at a cricket match," Melbourne Cricket Club boss Stuart Fox was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au. "I think that just the spirit in the stadium ... all of our staff on day one just said how happy the crowd were. I thought Taylor Swift was big, but this has been something else. "But I think with Taylor Swift coming in, a fantastic AFL season, then this Boxing Day Test, it's (2024) going to be hard to beat, I can assure you," he added. 7/21/2024 (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)
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BLACK Isle history buffs had lots to look forward to as they took stock on an exciting season over festive refreshments. Following a busy and well-attended trio of meetings in the autumn about Black Isle hospitals pre-NHS, the amazing archaeological discoveries of High Pasture Cave on Skye and Dingwall’s diaspora around the world, Cromarty History Society members enjoyed a fascinating talk from Evanton’s Andrew Newton on the Egyptian, Greek and Roman origins of much of today’s medicine . That was followed by mulled wine, Christmas cake and mince pies. SEE ALSO Under threat Alness hub is ‘treasure trove’ of local history Free Ross-shire news briefing twice a week straight to your inbox Members are now looking forward to 2025 when on January 30th the Society will join with Cromarty’s Fourways Club at 2-4pm for a talk by Scilla Aitchison on The Countess of Sutherland’s Shopping List , and its Black Isle connections. February 18th at 7.30pm sees the Society learning about The Vikings in Northern Scotland when they are to hear UHI Professor Donna Heddle explain the Norse invasion of the North Highlands as far south as the Black Isle’s north coast, the Black Isle’s southern parts being still Pictish. Architect Calum Maclean has worked on many historic sites and on March 18th at 7.30pm will speak on his latest research into the work of Alexander Ross who designed so many buildings across the Black Isle and beyond, the subject of Calum’s latest book. Finally, on April 15 at 7.30pm, Dr Jim Mackay will explain The Marriage Lintels and Date Stones Close to You , which we all see as we go about our daily business but don’t always understand. There are many such stones on old buildings across the Highlands. Meetings are followed by refreshments and chat and all are held at the Victoria Hall in Cromarty. Each meeting costs £5 but £15 membership will cover the rest of the meetings until April 2025. The society has members from across the area and visitors are welcome. Further information can be found on the society’s website at www.cromartyhistory.scot . While you’re here... Use the code HECTORMACKENZIE to get unlimited online access to all of our titles (including Inverness Courier and titles across the north, plus the HNM app) for just £10 for 12 months. Subscribe here.EXCLUSIVE: Small Caps Hit Records As Expert Says Russell 2000 'Still Very Discounted' Compared To S&P 500 - Benzinga
One important metric to look for in a stock is an 80 or higher . ( ) stock cleared that benchmark Tuesday, with a jump from 80 to 84. This exclusive rating from Investor's Business Daily tracks market leadership with a 1 (worst) to 99 (best) score. The rating shows how a stock's price behavior over the trailing 52 weeks compares to all the other stocks in our database. Decades of market research reveals that the best stocks typically have an RS Rating north of 80 in the early stages of their moves. Is Fastly Stock A Buy? Fastly stock reclaimed its 200-day moving average in early December and has been rallying. While the stock is not near a proper buying range right now, see if it goes on to form and break out of a proper consolidation. The computer enterprise software company posted 0% EPS growth in its most recent report. Sales increased 7%. Fastly stock holds the No. 65 rank among its peers in the Computer Software-Enterprise industry group. ( ), ( ) and ( ) are among the top 5 highly rated stocks within the group.In Major League Baseball's much-anticipated Pitching Injury Report , the league spends most of the 62 pages breaking little new ground. This is by design. To address the game's rash of arm injuries with a sense of urgency, MLB couldn't undertake the years of research necessary to better explain where the sport has failed and where it must go. More than a solution, this is, quite literally, a call to arms. Over the last year, MLB officials talked with more than 200 people: pitching coaches, athletic trainers, former big leaguers -- really anyone who might offer a nugget of insight or wisdom. Alongside bringing some clarity to the issue, MLB endeavored to answer lingering questions. Did the pitch clock cause arm injuries to soar? (There is no evidence to suggest as much.) What about the lack of sticky stuff to give pitchers a better handle on the ball? (Still unclear, though with the amount of ink devoted to the importance of grip, logic suggests it could be a factor for some.) The larger issue is that arm injuries are a problem bigger than MLB. They exist in every crevice of the baseball universe, from college to youth baseball to the international game. This means fully dissecting the issue takes nuance and space better provided by a book, which I undertook a dozen years ago . Like the league, I came to no a-ha conclusion, beyond the brokenness inherent in a game fruitlessly trying to breed pitchers to do the very thing that gets arms hurt and the accompanying trajectory that portended trouble. In nearly a decade since The Arm was published, almost nothing has changed. In fact, arm injuries have gotten worse. This report is an adequate, if banal, first step. Sound the alarms from the top, and hope to pull the right levers so a decade from now the game, at all levels, looks different. At the very least, it's an acknowledgement that this is a matter worthy of the league's time and energy. And while MLB isn't explicit in its plans going forward, the main takeaways from the report are clear. 1. Early-season injuries have become especially worrisome to teams Editor's Picks 'Man, starting pitchers are getting PAID': Winter meetings show it's a good time to be an ace 4d Alden Gonzalez Passan: 12 teams to watch this MLB offseason -- and the perfect move for each 25d Jeff Passan Passan: Pitching injuries are out of control -- and it's time to take action 253d Jeff Passan In a memo sent to executives and team medical staff with the report Tuesday, MLB outlines the next phase of its research: "a detailed examination of offseason training regimens and early-season workloads." Injured-list placements between spring training and Opening Day have spiked precipitously in the last two years: nearly 100 in 2023 and more than 110 last year after never exceeding 80 over the previous five full seasons. And with spring training report dates less than two months away, how pitchers work in the offseason is at the forefront of clubs' minds. Professional pitchers now strive to show up at camps in Arizona and Florida looking near-ready to pitch in the big leagues. Over what should be their offseason, they use available technology to perfect current pitches and learn new ones, and, after a long season, rest insufficiently. Early in camp, they try to impress their team with the quality of their stuff -- valuing spring measurables over staying healthy for a full season. Spring-training workloads, in the meantime, have dipped, even as pitchers bypass using camp to build arm strength. "Although well-intentioned," the report says, "this trend of reduced spring training workloads has coincided with an increase in early-season and spring training injuries, which contributes to the conclusion of some experts that pitchers are exposed to a higher risk of injury because they are not prepared for the dramatic increase in workload and intensity when the season begins." Undertaking this sort of a study necessitates buy-in from players, trainers and teams. Years of data will be needed before any sort of conclusion -- and that is often the issue with the arm: Even data alone won't necessarily lead to a satisfying explanation. What makes the arm such a puzzle is that any number of things can ruin it. 2. MLB is now on the record saying the most significant causes of arm injuries are velocity, spin-chasing and maximum-effort pitching At this point, anyone familiar with how the arm works understands that the modern style of pitching is incompatible with arm health. Teams prize velocity and spin in the players they draft, promote and eventually keep on their rosters. If going deep into games led to better career outcomes, pitchers would adjust their behavior. It hasn't. So they don't. Everything starts with velocity. "Despite a direct correlation with injury risk," the report says, "average fastball velocity in MLB jumped from 91.3 mph in 2008 to 94.2 mph this year. Velocity has been pursued by pitchers because it is advantageous in achieving positive performance outcomes, can be quantified and acquired, and is valued by major league clubs. Private facilities that specialize in velocity-focused methods of training have grown in popularity." Juan Soto joins Mets -- for $765 million! Soto is headed across New York on the biggest deal in MLB history. Passan: Transformational moment » What it means for Mets, MLB » | Grading the deal » Inside story of how it happened » Further, the report says, the culprits of injury proliferation include "the emphasis on optimizing 'stuff' (a term referencing the composite movement characteristics of pitches, including horizontal and vertical break and spin rate) and the modern pitcher's focus on exerting maximum effort while pitching in both game and non-game situations." Partially at fault, the report posits, is that MLB teams' response to this has not been to change the behaviors antithetical to health but rather work around them. More teams have resigned themselves to arm injuries and instead sought roster depth, taking advantage of rules that allow them to churn their pitching staff. In each of the last four years, teams have averaged more than 32 pitchers used per season. In 2010 that number was 22.8, in 2000 22.5, in 1990 20 and in 1980 15.1. 3. Technology runs the game Never does the report explicitly ask what could join velocity, spin and max-effort pitching on the Mount Rushmore of Blown-Out Elbows, but it alludes implicitly and, at times, explicitly to technology's part. This is not to suggest tech in baseball is inherently bad; on the contrary, it has done wonders for the game. But one quote in particular, from an athletic trainer, accurately reflects the environments in which pitchers are being taught. "They'll turn around and look at the Edgertronic and TrackMan, and they're married to it," the athletic trainer said. "And they'll ask, 'Where was that? Am I tunneling?' I think it's deadly. You're challenging them on the mound to grip it, rip it. They come in and are asking, 'What's my carry?'" First, a few definitions. An Edgertronic camera takes super-slow-motion video and allows pitchers to see how their pitch grip relates to the spin they seek on a certain pitch. TrackMan is a radar system that tracks ball flight and measures velocity and spin. Tunneling is trying to create difficult swing decisions for hitters by releasing different types of pitches from the same point. And carry is a pure-backspin fastball that isn't pulled down by gravity as much as one even slightly off-axis, giving it the illusion of rising. To be a pitcher at almost any competitive level today means fluency in this language. This is what pitchers are taught. And because the technology provides accurate and objective numbers with which growth can be tracked, it is fully embraced by the next generation of pitchers. The consequences of this can damage pitchers who see TrackMan and Rapsodo data not as a tool but as their hammer. And who can blame them? When teams are interested in pitchers, the first thing they want to see is his data. With that being the case, of course pitchers are going to focus on juicing those numbers any way possible. It's just another case of misplaced incentives running amok. 4. The minor leagues do not prepare pitchers for the demands of the major leagues Twenty years ago, about 55% of major league starts and just over 50% of minor league starts came on five or fewer days' rest. In 2024, that had dropped to about one-third of starts in the big leagues and barely 10% in the minor leagues. The same trend applies to relief pitchers: Big league relievers pitch on back-to-back days around 16% of the time; in the minor leagues, it's closer to 2%. Want to know why the number of major league starts going at least five innings has dropped from 85% to 70% in the last two decades? Maybe it's because over the same period, minor league starts of that length have gone from around 70% to less than 40%. Jeff Passan's ultimate MLB offseason preview Starting with the best free agent in years, here are the players, teams and themes that will dominate the hot stove headlines. Jeff Passan » By and large, young players are no longer training -- or, better put, being trained -- to do what major league teams ask of them. One can't reasonably expect a pitcher to throw deep into games when they've trained to air it out for five innings. Going back-to-back is a physical test that far too many relievers fail because nobody bothered telling them it's an imperative skill for a big league bullpen arm. And at the same time, the starting pitcher has been deprioritized . With the emergence of a seemingly endless supply of high-velocity relief pitchers, starters' inability to go deep into games and the fear of the third-time-through-the-order penalty, the slow death of the starting pitcher has accelerated, much to the league's discontent. "Starting pitchers are no longer incentivized to establish their durability in games over the course of the championship season because clubs are more willing to rely on relief pitchers than ever before," the report says. "Instead, they now pursue max-effort performance over much more limited periods of time -- putting them at more substantial risk of future injury. These trends similarly raise questions about whether rule changes can be considered to make it more appealing for pitchers to prioritize durability over max-effort performance, in order to improve pitcher health." Perhaps the easiest rules changes the league can make are limiting moves back and forth between Triple-A and the big leagues and limiting the number of pitchers a team can roster, forcing starters to chase innings over stuff and strikeouts. The blowback would be strong -- from teams and players -- but when the league says modern pitching theory's outcomes have "a noticeable and detrimental impact on the quality of the game on the field," it's the sort of damning statement that tends to prompt change. 5. The danger of amateur trickle-down Perhaps the most damning graphic in the report comes on page 33. It covers 11 years of pitchers at the Perfect Game National Showcase, at which the largest company in youth baseball invites the best high school juniors in the country to play in front of an endless supply of talent evaluators. In 2014, five pitchers threw at least 95 mph. Same in 2015. Over the next three years, it was seven, six, three and eight. In 2020, it doubled to 16. Since then, the report says, it has more than doubled again, to 36. High school players are simply doing what will get them recruited to college, where they'll simply do what gets them drafted, where they'll simply do what gets them promoted. Everything filters down from the big leagues. Kids aren't using TrackMan and Rapsodo if big leaguers don't. Compound that with the encouragement by travel-ball operators to participate in year-round play via showcases, the adoption of misguided weighted-ball programs from people ill-suited to properly monitor such training tools and the straight-up ignoring of PitchSmart guidelines recommended by a panel of medical experts, and far too often, players are coming into MLB systems already broken. Twenty years ago, less than 5% of drafted pitchers had reconstructive surgery on their pitching elbow's ulnar collateral ligament, typically known as Tommy John surgery. Now, it's more than one-third. "The risks of arm injury due to overuse largely have been ignored in favor of year-round travel baseball and showcases (a longstanding concern with amateur baseball that experts view as only worsening in recent years)," the report says. "Indeed, high-level amateur players perform year-round with intense pitching schedules that put them at greater risk of future injury. Although some suggest that current youth and amateur development models may be primarily responsible for an increase in pitcher injuries across all levels, we conclude that improving pitcher health requires both adjusting professional incentives and implementing changes to amateur baseball so that appropriate training and performance practices trickle down to the amateur level." MLB execs predict free agency, trades We surveyed the sport for answers on big free agents and top trade candidates. Offseason survey » The report, which generally skimps on recommendations in favor of additional research, does no such thing with youth baseball. It recommends closing loopholes in PitchSmart guidelines, enforcing standards on participating tournaments and leagues, and increasing education. Even more, it suggests blackout periods that prevent professional scouts from evaluating players and allowing them proper rest and recovery during the offseason. This is where the baseball universe must converge. All the stakeholders. For the sake of the kids. For the sake of the game. Solving arm injuries won't ever come in one fell swoop. With so many pathologies, answers are built, not found. And though it will take years to see progress, it's vital for MLB's report to be just the beginning, not a standalone effort that stops where it started.