2026 ST Thread

[bravesfanMatt]

guess the offense got excited about Strider's outing as well..

 

[Hulavol]

Dom musta’ got into Profar’s stash!

 

[bravesfanMatt]

Baldwin with 3 good ABs and is 0-3.. He is locked in right now.

 

[UNCBlue012]

Fastball velocity dipped as expected, big it's good to see Strider mixing in the curve and changeup some too

 

[Hulavol]

Damn Strider got tagged on a real good pitch - but it was at 94. Then he hits 97 on the next one….

 

[UNCBlue012]

Yeah, results are whatever right now. But he looks better than I expected

 

[msstate7]

At bat shows that slider in good location

 

[Hulavol]

Damn…. But “ramping up” wins !

 

[UNCBlue012]

I'll take that all day. Super encouraging work

 

[UNCBlue012]

Damn…. But “ramping up” wins !

I know I mainly got shit on for saying it, but that's typically what happens. At least in my experience

 

[thewupk]

Getting back up to 96+ after dipping to start the inning was encouraging. Copium in high supply today.

 

[CyYoung31]

easy there fella. wait for cy's mom

My thick and curlies are going to be crusty in the morning.

 

[Hulavol]

I know I mainly got shit on for saying it, but that's typically what happens. At least in my experience

We know.

 

[UNCBlue012]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2029644986782728646

 

[Hulavol]

Strider looked good on the next sequence !

 

[Carp]

I was told pitchers don't ramp up and anyone was a fool to believe it.

 

[Carp]

You’re provably wrong. Sale is out there popping 97. Ritchie was out there popping 95. Holmes was out there popping 95. Skenes was out there popping 98. Literally every single healthy SP is out there throwing with their normal velocity.

Modern pitchers are throwing at or very near their normal velocity by their 2nd ST start. The only ones who aren’t, like Strider and Lopez, are not ok.

This “ramping up” talk is nonsense. If Strider isn’t in the upper 90s he’s done as anything resembling a TOR arm. Simple as that. Every single 92 mph heater he throws represents that reality getting closer and closer.

Well this is certainly a take

 

[Hulavol]

D-RAKE

 

[bravesfanMatt]

had a meeting so missed Strider going back out there. Good to see. even with the velo dropping a bit. Probably the best news of the spring thus far imo..

 

[Hulavol]

Gil is the man. That is all.