Hip surgery behind him, Travis Sykora sees what's possible
Last year, when Sykora pitched, he felt a bit of a pinch in his back hip. The 6-foot-6 right-hander compensated by altering his mechanics. His fastball only sat in the mid-90s. He and the coaching staff worked to address the issue, but it didn't feel like an injury to Sykora. As Sykora put it, 'We're not human MRI machines.' So this offseason, they took a look. He underwent hip surgery shortly thereafter.
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