Brent:  As I was catching up on your video analyses this weekend, I kept noticing the impressive external rotation that Bauer, Chapman, etc were achieving.  The side views show their upper arms vertical and their elbows behind their ears.  Can you comment on how far their elbows are from their ears when viewed from the back (2nd base)?  Evan can get into the position when viewed from the side, but his elbow is probably 12 inches or more from his ear when viewed from the back.  I'm wondering whether he should start stretching his shoulders after workouts in order to be able to get closer to the ear.  Or is this another way of looking at the "arm slot" debate where some pitchers throw from a 3/4 slot (elbows farther from ear), while others through more directly overhand (elbow closer to ear)?  Thanks,   John

Thanks Brent.  I went back and pulled up a couple of pictures from last year (pre-3X).  Based on your response, I would say that elbow to shoulder alignment was fine then, and probably still fine now since we haven't specifically done anything to change it.  JR