# Hotline Feature – Will Carroll: Reds Bullpen Injuries, Jackson Holliday's Wrist, and Tarik Skubal's Elbow

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Podcast: [MetroNews Hotline](https://stenobird.com/podcast/metronews-hotline-633757)
Published: 2026-05-06T22:01:33+00:00
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Duration seconds: 527

## Resource

Sports injury analyst Will Carroll of Injury Territory joins Dave Weekley to break down several notable baseball injuries. Carroll diagnoses Reds reliever Emilio Pagan's hamstring injury as a grade two strain — explaining the three-grade muscle tear scale and why the 15-day IL designation reflects roster management rather than an expected return timeline. The conversation moves to Jackson Holliday, whose hamate bone recovery has stalled due to lingering wrist complications, with Carroll noting the wrist's complex anatomy and limited blood flow make it one of the most difficult areas to fully rehabilitate. Carroll closes with an update on Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, who faces loose body removal surgery on his elbow — a procedure Carroll frames as treating a symptom rather than the underlying cause — and argues the timing, while unfortunate ahead of free agency, is unlikely to significantly damage Skubal's earning potential.

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