So, after my ride on the high horse about pitching, and it not being about pitch counts etc etc, I find that old school Nolan Ryan has some thoughts, and the best part is, he is in position to do something about it.   As President of the Texas Rangers he is interested in making sure his pitcher conditioning improves. This Jeff Wilson article tells us that Ryan is working with the Rangers trainer to make sure their staff has a program which will bring them back in the spring strong.  He also plans to make sure they pitch more in spring training not less.  Pitch counts might be important if the pitchers arms aren’t strong, but, it seems, the goal should be able to make the pitchers strong enough that the number of pitches doesn’t matter!