Why Are There So Many Pitching Injuries? Spencer Strider, Shane Bieber

Shane Bieber. Eury Perez. Spencer Strider. So many pitchers have recently gone down with arm injuries.

Let's talk about where baseball currently stands in the fight between velocity and pitcher health. We'll also consider whether sweepers and spin have any implications on pitcher health, how workload management plays a part, and what the league should do, if anything, to mitigate the issue.

Check out The Setup Man YouTube Channel here for part 1, a discussion on splitters and the Chicago Cubs:    • This Pitch is Dominating the Cubs Pit...  

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Ken Rosenthal and Eno Sarris' piece on pitching injuries can be found here: https://theathletic.com/5325032/2024/...

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0:00 Intro
0:16 Why Are There So Many Pitching Injuries
1:12 Are Sweepers MORE Stressful?
2:53 Velocity is the Main Issue
4:53 What Do Front Offices Value?
6:40 Does Workload Monitoring Play a Part?
8:08 What Should the League Do?
9:25 Where Do We Go From Here?