Braves sign Strider!!! 6 years 75M (22M Club Option 29')

[Hudson2]

Strider may need to take Iggy's spot next year at the back of the bullpen.

 

[The Tariff King]

Strider-Suarez gassing 99-100mph in late inning situations next year is going to be ungodly nasty.

Strider too could have flexibility to go multiple innings like Smoltz did since he'd be a former starter.

You can't tell me Strider wouldn't be Kimbrelesque especially since he already has an elite slider, and can mix in a change.

 

[Hudson2]

Strider-Suarez gassing 99-100mph in late inning situations next year is going to be ungodly nasty.

Strider too could have flexibility to go multiple innings like Smoltz did since he'd be a former starter.

You can't tell me Strider wouldn't be Kimbrelesque especially since he already has an elite slider, and can mix in a change.

That should no doubt be the plan and getting another legit ace should be priority 1.

 

[Heyward]

Strider-Suarez gassing 99-100mph in late inning situations next year is going to be ungodly nasty.

Strider too could have flexibility to go multiple innings like Smoltz did since he'd be a former starter.

You can't tell me Strider wouldn't be Kimbrelesque especially since he already has an elite slider, and can mix in a change.

Need to see Strider away from Coors before it's time to move him to the bullpen full time. But he can transition pretty easy to the bullpen if he cant keep it up in the rotation.

 

[chop2chip]

Still think Strider is much more valuable as a middle rotation starter and his stuff is more than sufficient to be that.

 

[The Tariff King]

Still think Strider is much more valuable as a middle rotation starter and his stuff is more than sufficient to be that.

Depends. His stuff if truly declined, is only gonna have a peak max for about maybe 5 innings max. If he’s 4-5 innings in to a start and only hitting 94, it’s not gonna be pretty unless he becomes more efficient and less reliant on K’ing everyone.

Whereas if he was in the pen in high leverage, he could easily give you one maybe two innings.

He’d be gassing up to 99-100mph. Him and Suarez basically being closer by committee would be devastating.

Iglesias still too much pitch to contact for my liking. Walt probably won’t relinquish closer spot from Iggy either. So best we can hope for is Suarez is used against the high leverage part of the order no matter if it’s 8th or 9th. Most teams I still think Iggy is fine closing against heart of the order, but the top teams I want Suarez in to get Ohtani down, not Iglesias.

 

[sturg33]

He either has to nibble and walk 5 hitters or gets blasted in the zone

 

[cajunrevenge]

Can Strider hit the velocity he needs out of the pen? I dont think he can.

 

[Hudson2]

Can Strider hit the velocity he needs out of the pen? I dont think he can.

I think he could for 1 inning.

 

[cajunrevenge]

Fuck it new playoff strategy. 9 pitchers 1 inning each. Everyone pitches in every game. All we need are 9 guys capable of being elite for 1 inning.

 

[CyYoung31]

Fuck it now playoff strategy. 9 pitchers 1 inning each. Everyone pitches in every game. All ww need are 9 guys capable of being elite for 1 inning.

I’m here for it.

 

[The Tariff King]

Can Strider hit the velocity he needs out of the pen? I dont think he can.

Smoltz said as a closer he was gassing out high 90's but when he converted back to starter he was more in the 93-95 range.

Said he felt those 05-06 years as a starter he could have still gassed high 90's if only for an inning or two.

If strider is hitting 97 here and there as a starter I'd think he can still air it at 99 even 100 for an inning.