00:00What's the realistic best case versus worst case for Jazz suiting up before the regular season
00:06ends? For a thumb sprain, it always depends on the severity of the injury. So a sprain is
00:12about a ligament and it's about how much the ligament is stretched. That would be a grade one
00:17versus a partial tear. That's more of a grade two or a complete tear. That's a grade three.
00:21If they're even talking about him coming back, then it means it's like the lower end of that
00:25grading spectrum. So probably a reasonable likelihood that he'll be able to come back
00:30for the playoffs, but not before the end of the season. It actually won't be as impactful for
00:35hitting as one might think, especially for power. So the power grip comes from your pinky or your
00:40small finger and your ring finger. That's really where the strength comes. The thumb is a little
00:45bit more about control. So for something like holding a bat, if you imagine your thumbs aren't
00:49really doing as much of the work, it's the lower part of your hand. So I actually think that wouldn't
00:54cause him a big issue, at least from a power standpoint, throwing fielding a little bit
00:58more for sure. Sliding would be the one that would really concern me because there you slide,
01:01your fingers are out, your hand can get caught up in the cleat, caught up in the base. So for
01:05there,
01:06that would be the bigger concern. There's certainly a risk for that. Even for a healthy player,
01:10that's always a concern. So yeah, that would be the one thing that I'd be particularly nervous
01:13about. From basic stuff, throwing, catching, hitting, I think it wouldn't be too big a risk.
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