1 Minute Drill: Analyzing rise of elbow injuries in MLB pitchers

MINUTE DRILL SPONSORED BY FIXED DENTAL. 50 YEARS AGO, DOCTOR FRANK JO PERFORMED THE FIRST EVER ELBOW RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY ON TOMMY JOHN, AND NOW MORE PITCHERS THAN EVER NEEDED, ACCORDING TO THE USA TODAY, IN THE LAST 13 MONTHS, 38 MLB PITCHERS HAVE REQUIRED THE SURGERY. YESTERDAY, WE LEARNED THE SOX STARTER NICK PIVETTA HAS AN ELBOW ISSUE, A MILD FLEXOR STRAIN AND HE WAS PLACED ON THE 15 DAY INJURED LIST. THIS IS THE SECOND SOX STARTER TO HURT HIS ELBOW SINCE SPRING TRAINING. REMEMBER LUCAS GIOLITO HAD AN INTERNAL BRACE REPAIR OF THE UCL BACK IN MARCH, SO WHAT’S GOING ON HERE? THE GREAT PEDRO MARTINEZ PROVIDED US WITH SOME INSIGHT. QUOTE. WHEN YOU SEE SO MANY UP AND COMING MLB PITCHERS WITH FEWER THAN 200 INNINGS IN THE MINORS, LOTS OF MUSCLE MASS UNDER WORK, BABY LIGAMENTS AND A TEAM DEMANDING MAX VELO ON EVERYTHING THEY THROW, WE’RE SEEING THE PERFECT LETHAL COMBINATION FOR ARMATURES. HERE’S THE PROBLEM THE GENIE IS ALREADY OUT OF THE BOTTLE. A PITCHER THAT THROWS 100MPH WITH LOTS OF SPIN AND A SWEEPER IS WHAT THE ANALYTICS GUYS ARE LOOKING FOR. AND THE ANALYTICS GUYS WILL PAY YOU MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS. IF YOU’RE THAT TYPE OF PITCHER, YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. AND WHAT DID JUSTIN VERLANDER SAY? IT’S A PANDEMIC. DUKE RIGHT. I MEAN, IT IS. HE SAID. IT’S A PANDEMIC WITH PITCHERS. NO, YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. BUT HE’S A GUY THAT THROWS HARD. HE’S MADE