I think everyone, us included, wanted this young man back in the rotation, and throwing lightning bolts and being the savior once again. Even though there are obviously some very bright baseball minds here, we were all like the 10 year old boy or girl running into the living room on Christmas morning, we just couldn't wait. All day Tuesday I kept trying to convince myself that Spencer could succeed Tuesday night, but about an hour after the first pitch, reality set in, and it was a result that shouldn't be that surprising. Strider had been shut down for a year, and the road back as countless players can attest to, is just hard, read hard, and slow, and hard. To make it a greater challenge, as I think your stats clearly have shown, Strider's overall success hinges on his overpowering fastball, and without it, his other pitches just seem easier to hit. So reality sets in, and at least now he knows exactly what he needs. All he has to do is run out to the velocity store and buy 4 or 5 miles per hour. If only it was that easy! Well, if there is a single player on this team who can set some outragous goal, and somehow meet it, its Spencer Strider. I wish him well as he makes the attempt and continues the road back.
I think everyone, us included, wanted this young man back in the rotation, and throwing lightning bolts and being the savior once again. Even though there are obviously some very bright baseball minds here, we were all like the 10 year old boy or girl running into the living room on Christmas morning, we just couldn't wait. All day Tuesday I kept trying to convince myself that Spencer could succeed Tuesday night, but about an hour after the first pitch, reality set in, and it was a result that shouldn't be that surprising. Strider had been shut down for a year, and the road back as countless players can attest to, is just hard, read hard, and slow, and hard. To make it a greater challenge, as I think your stats clearly have shown, Strider's overall success hinges on his overpowering fastball, and without it, his other pitches just seem easier to hit. So reality sets in, and at least now he knows exactly what he needs. All he has to do is run out to the velocity store and buy 4 or 5 miles per hour. If only it was that easy! Well, if there is a single player on this team who can set some outragous goal, and somehow meet it, its Spencer Strider. I wish him well as he makes the attempt and continues the road back.
I think he'll be fine sooner rather than later, but it's definitely suboptimal not to have the heater when that's the linchpin of the entire arsenal.