Strider was not included on Atlanta's NLDS roster against Milwaukee.
Strider made his big-league debut with 2.1 innings of relief during the final weekend of the regular season, allowing one run on two hits while walking one batter. Despite speculation that he may have a spot in the postseason bullpen, he'll be unavailable for the duration of the NLDS.
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Braves' Spencer Strider: Earns win in relief Sunday
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Strider (1-0) earned the win in relief Sunday against the Mets after tossing 1.1 scoreless innings, walking one.
Strider, who spent most of the season at Double-A Mississippi and posted a 4.71 ERA and 3.32 FIP through 63 innings (14 starts), made his MLB debut earlier this week. He picks up the first big-league win of his career during the regular-season finale piggybacking Charlie Morton's 2.2-inning start. Strider looked quite good, recording four outs and earning the win while also tossing 14 of his 22 pitches for strikes. He is Atlanta's best pitching prospect, so it's possible he could make the postseason roster thanks to an electric arsenal that has played up in relief.
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Braves' Spencer Strider: Contract selected by Atlanta
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Strider had his contract selected by Atlanta on Friday.
Strider is in the midst of his first professional campaign and is now poised to make his MLB debut in the final days of the regular season. He spent most of the season at Double-A Mississippi and posted a 4.71 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 95:29 K:BB across 63 innings (14 starts). The 22-year-old is unlikely to be a factor on Atlanta's postseason roster given his inexperience, but it will still be a good opportunity to get his feet wet in the majors.
Strider will have his contract selected by Atlanta within the next couple days, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
The 23-year-old was promoted to Triple-A Gwinnett at the start of the week and is now poised to join the major-league club after one appearance with the Stripers. Strider began the season at Low-A August but was quickly promoted to High-A Rome, and he spent most of the campaign with Double-A Mississippi. The 2020 draft pick has played well in his first year of professional ball with a 3.64 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 153:40 K:BB in 94 innings across all four minor-league levels.
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Braves' Spencer Strider: Rises to Triple-A
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Atlanta plans to promote Strider on Monday from Double-A Mississippi to Triple-A Gwinnett, Eric Cole of TalkingChop.com reports.
The 2020 fourth-round pick will move on to his fourth different level of the season after kicking off his inaugural professional campaign at Low-A Augusta. He eventually saw most of his action in 2021 at Mississippi, where he produced a 4.71 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and a 95:29 K:BB in 63 innings. The 22-year-old right-hander will now get the chance to pick up a few more innings out of the Gwinnett bullpen down the stretch, potentially setting him up for a full-time assignment in the Triple-A club's bullpen heading into 2022.
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Braves' Spencer Strider: Refining game in Double-A
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Strider struck out six while allowing one run on four hits and a walk over five innings for Double-A Mississippi on Saturday.
It's been a strong first pro campaign for the 2020 fourth-round pick, who's already on his third level of the minors this year. After pitching to a 1.50 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 16.8 K/9 across seven starts in Low-A and High-A, Strider got bumped up to Double-A, where he's seen a couple rough outings mar his stat line. The 22-year-old holds a 5.59 ERA and 1.45 WHIP across five starts with Mississippi because of those hiccups -- particularly his July 11 start, a five-run disaster in two-thirds of an inning -- but he's also turned in several sparkling outings in Double-A, including an 11-strikeout gem back on July 6. A cerebral pitcher with good stuff and an aggressive approach, Strider hasn't picked up a lot of hype in prospect circles yet, but that's likely to change as he approaches the majors.
