OTW 36 - I Am Not A Doctor w/ Derek Rhoads

What this episode covers

On The Wire - Adam Howe (@EightyGrade [https://twitter.com/eightygrade]) and Kevin Hasting (@HastingKevin [https://twitter.com/hastingkevin]) are joined by Derek Rhoads (@jag_fantasy [https://twitter.com/jag_fantasy] and @drhoa3 [https://twitter.com/drhoa3]), contributor specializing in injury data and visualization at Baseball Prospectus [https://www.baseballprospectus.com/] to talk injury trends, concerns, and strategy. Kevin and Derek also spend the end of the episode breaking down some observations they made after completing their first 2022 Best Ball draft.  * Welcome Derek (2:31) * Do hand injuries actually sap power? (5:43) * Which teams handle injuries best/worst? (9:34) * The dreaded oblique (16:37) * How much risk is too much risk? (25:47) * Ken Giles vs Trevor Rosenthal  (32:33) * Zac Gallen vs Jacob deGrom (36:50) * Stephen Strasburg vs Justin Verlander vs Mike Soroka (39:28) * Will Alex Kiriloff be a constant injury risk? (43:20) * What role does PED's play in injury concerns? (43:20) * Mike Trout vs Fernando Tatis Jr vs Ronald Acuna Jr (47:51) * Best Ball draft take-a-ways (54:34) * What will change in March drafts compared to now? (1:02:56) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-wire/id1551576680] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/0A7dAon8dnumkoFfk3LI5H] | Stitcher [https://www.stitcher.com/show/on-the-wire] | TuneIn [https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/OnThe-Wire-p1404904/] | Google Podcasts [https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub21ueWNvbnRlbnQuY29tL2QvcGxheWxpc3QvN2U3N2NiMzQtYjAxZi00N2ZhLWI1ZTAtYWNiNjAwNDk1Njg1Lzk4N2FlNTc1LTczNTUtNGU5My1iNWNmLWFjYjYwMTNlZDA3NS9lMDFhOWMwYi1jMmUxLTQ5MTYtOTg0OS1hY2I2MDEzZWY3N2YvcG9kY2FzdC5yc3M%3d] | Pocket Casts [https://pca.st/goyqu2uu] | RSS [https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/7e77cb34-b01f-47fa-b5e0-acb600495685/987ae575-7355-4e93-b5cf-acb6013ed075/e01a9c0b-c2e1-4916-9849-acb6013ef77f/podcast.rss] Connect: Twitter [https://twitter.com/OnTheWirePod] | [email protected] [[email protected]] | Join PL+ [https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/] Please rate and review the pod on your favorite platform and check out the rest of the Pitcher List Podcast Network [https://www.pitcherlist.com/pitcher-list-podcast-network/] (@PitcherListPods [https://twitter.com/PitcherListPods]) Get PL+ and join our community: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus [https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]