Spencer Strider
Bats: RThrows: RAge: 27Season: 2025
2025 Season Stats
ERA
4.84
W-L
7-12
IP
109.7
SO
124
WHIP
0.00
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ATL • Pitcher • #99
about 2 months ago
Strider got 15 whiffs on 40 swings today, but he also gave up eight hits. Nine of the 19 balls in play against him were hit at least 99 mph. Strider ends his first year back from Tommy John surgery 7-14 with a 4.45 ERA and a 24.3% strikeout rate. His average fastball was down 1.7 mph from 2023, when he struck out 36.8% of the batters he faced. One imagines he’ll put in a lot of work this winter in trying to improve his diminished vertical break on his fastball. He probably shouldn’t be looked at as top-20 SP for 2026, but he could move back into that territory if he looks particularly good in the spring.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
about 2 months ago
Strider gave up six hits, walked three and struck out six. The 26-year-old right-hander has allowed two runs or less in four of his last five starts. Strider lowered his ERA to 4.45, the lowest it’s been since early August. He’s lined up to face the Pirates at home in the final weekend of the regular season.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
2 months ago
The 2025 season has been a relatively massive disappointment for Strider, but the last two starts were a nice reminder of why the expectations are so high. The 26-year-old allowed four hits and two walks, and he struck out six while lowering his ERA to 4.64 and improving his record to 6-13 on the season. Strider remains a bit of a risky proposition for the remainder of 2025, but shouldn’t be ignored in 2026. He’ll make at least one more start Sunday against the Tigers in Detroit.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
2 months ago
The 26-year-old right-hander scattered six hits on the evening while issuing three walks. The Cubs scratched out two early runs against him — on a sacrifice fly by Pete Crow-Armstrong in the first inning and an RBI single by Crow-Armstrong in the third. Strider got a whopping 16 swings and misses on 97 pitches on the night — nine on his slider — while registering a CSW of 33 percent. Now 5-13 on the season, Strider will carry a disappointing 4.86 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and a 114/44 K/BB ratio (107 1/3 innings) into Monday’s matchup against the Nationals in Washington.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
2 months ago
The decision to push Strider back to Atlanta’s upcoming series against the Cubs isn’t injury-related, according to the club. It’ll be lefty Joey Wentz taking the ball for Sunday afternoon’s matinee in his place. The hard-throwing 26-year-old, who is tentatively scheduled to start on Tuesday night, is coming off a lackluster performance his time out against the Cubs on Monday where he notched only one strikeout and surrendered three runs over five innings. He’s no longer occupying real estate in must-start territory for fantasy purposes at this advanced stage of the season.
Source: Mark Bowman
ATL • Pitcher • #99
3 months ago
Not only did Strider only generate one strikeout Monday, the 26-year-old was only able to generate four swings-and-misses over 88 pitches. This version of Strider has been hard to watch, and he now has forged a 4.97 ERA in his 101 1/3 innings. It’s weird to say, but there’s more risk than reward in starting Strider against Seattle on Sunday.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
3 months ago
Finally an encouraging outing from Spencer, whose induced vertical break on his fastball was back up to 18 inches for the first time since his third start of the year. It had typically been under 16 inches these last two months. He struck out just three, but he also allowed only three hits after giving up 29 over 11 2/3 innings in his first three starts this month. Strider will face the Phillies in Philadelphia on Sunday, making him a rather risky play in shallow leagues.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
3 months ago
It’s unclear if he’ll pitch on Monday or Tuesday against the Mets, but he won’t pitch on Sunday as he had previously been scheduled. Cal Quantrill will slot into the Braves’ rotation on Saturday with Bryce Elder taking the ball on Sunday.
Source: Mark Bowman
ATL • Pitcher • #99
3 months ago
Someone forgot to tell Spencer that he was supposed to get stronger as the year went along. Six of the runs came in the fourth, when Strider allowed five hits and walked one while retiring no one. His velocity was fine tonight; he averaged 96.2 mph with his fastball, up from 95.6 mph on average this season, and he got 13 missed swings while throwing just 68 pitches. He also probably didn’t deserve to give up 10 hits, only four of which came on hard-hit balls. The Strider of 2023 probably isn’t going to show up before season’s end, but considering that he is striking out 26% of the batters he’s faced, there still ought to be some mixed-league value here going forward.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
3 months ago
Oof. Strider was drilled for 11 hits and five runs over 4 2/3 innings against the Brew Crew in his last start, and this one was even worse. He allowed three homers among his eight hits, and he walked a pair against two strikeouts. Clearly, Strider isn’t at his best, and at some point, you wonder if Atlanta will consider shutting him down. For now, he’s scheduled to face Cleveland next week.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
3 months ago
This was Strider’s worst start of the season. Milwaukee tagged him for 11 hard-hit balls before he was mercifully pulled after a Blake Perkins two-run homer in the fifth inning. The 11 total hits he gave up are the most he ever has in a single game and he’s trapped in a spot where his fastball is no longer generating swings-and-misses and he doesn’t have a pivot off it. It’s forced just three total whiffs in his last two starts combined and leaves him trapped needing to throw sliders in the zone more often than he’d like to. The fix for that fastball likely will not come in this season, his first back from the internal brace procedure, and it’s fair to expect more inconsistency heading into his next start against the Mets.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
4 months ago
Strider was scratched from his scheduled start on Saturday due to weather after going through his full warmups, so they’ll keep him on his regular schedule rather than trying to bring him back on short rest. That means that Erick Fedde will take the ball on Monday with Joey Wentz starting on Tuesday.
Source: Mark Bowman
ATL • Pitcher • #99
4 months ago
It’s probably for the best that Atlanta pulls back on Strider this weekend after he was scratched from Saturday’s scheduled start at Bristol Motor Speedway due to weather conditions. It’ll be rookie Hurston Waldrep taking the ball when Saturday’s suspended contest kicks off again on Sunday afternoon. The 26-year-old fantasy ace will take the ball early next week back in Atlanta against Milwaukee.
Source: Mark Bowman
ATL • Pitcher • #99
4 months ago
The long weather delay will mean that Atlanta will go with a bullpen game whenever the contest can begin. Strider should be able to get back on the mound in the next couple of days, but it’s a bummer for those fantasy managers who likely won’t have time to replace him in their lineup.
Source: Mark Bowman
ATL • Pitcher • #99
4 months ago
Strider wasn’t at his best while working on four days’ rest for a second straight start; his fastball velocity was down 0.7 mph, and he wound up with only three strikeouts and five whiffs in the 96-pitch outing. Still, it proved to be good enough against a Royals lineup with maybe four threatening batters. Strider is slated to start again Saturday against the Reds in the game at Bristol Motor Speedway, but while that might be ideal for MLB, the likely right call for the Braves would be to hold him back until Monday.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
4 months ago
Strider was outstanding over the first four innings, but he then allowed a solo homer to Devers in the fourth and a two-run homer in the fifth. He labored through those five frames, as he threw 104 pitches thanks to those strikeouts and also three free passes. Strider will look to be more efficient while continuing to punch out hitters against the Royals on Tuesday.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
4 months ago
Strider gave up three hits, walked three and struck out eight. The 26-year-old right-hander now has 19 strikeouts over his last two starts spanning 12 2/3 innings. Strider has walked at least three batters in four of his last five starts, but otherwise he’s on the path to getting back to his peak performance. Strider is lined up to face the Giants at home next week.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
4 months ago
The Braves will then follow with Grant Holmes on Saturday and Bryce Elder on Sunday. As of now, Davis Daniel and Hurston Waldrep will start the first two games of the series next week against the Giants, but that section of the Braves rotation is less defined.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
4 months ago
Strider’s 11 whiffs are the second most he’s picked up this year behind the 13 against the Rockies in June. The 26-year-old gave up a three-run homer in the first inning to Tyler Soderstrom, and from that point on, he was dominant while generating an obscene 21 swings-and-misses. Strider offers injury risk and will occasionally struggle with his command, but his swing-and-miss stuff is as good — if not better — than any hurler in the sport.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
5 months ago
Strider gave up seven hits, walked one and struck out six. The 26-year-old right-hander has had a quality start in five of his last six games. Strider has won just three of his 10 starts this year, though. The wins should come as the results have mostly been good for Strider lately. He has 39 strikeouts in 30 innings over his last five starts. Strider has a 63/21 K/BB ratio and 3.93 ERA in 55 innings. He’ll face the Cardinals on the road next weekend.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
5 months ago
Strider settled for four strikeouts today. He had some good luck in the sixth when Nick Castellanos was stranded after a leadoff double that would have been a homer in 21 ballparks. Still, with little offensive support, his three-start winning streak was snapped, and he dropped to 3-6 with a 3.86 ERA. He’ll face the Orioles next.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
5 months ago
It’s not very often that a pitcher gets a win while giving up three more runs than an opposing starter who pitched for the same length of time, but that’s what happened tonight. Strider and Frankie Montas both pitched five innings, with the Mets leading 3-0 when they were done. However, the Braves came back with six runs in the top of the sixth to put Strider in line for the win. Strider gave up all of his runs in the fourth, when he walked three and surrendered two singles. He gave up no hits and one walk over the rest of the outing. He’ll take a three-start winning streak into his next outing against the Phillies.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
5 months ago
As a considerably more difficult assignment, this rates as an excellent followup to his 13-strikeout gem against the Rockies. Strider topped out at 98.4 mph and averaged 96.0 mph with his fastball tonight, a slight improvement over his season mark of 95.3 mph. Strider opened up 0-5 with a 5.40 ERA, but these last two outings have been strong enough to already drop his ERA to 3.89. Expectations are that he and Clay Holmes will face off again, this time in Queens, next Wednesday.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
5 months ago
Strider was upset about being removed after 87 pitches, but he had nothing else to prove today. Even if he had been facing a major league lineup, he would have been in good shape today with his fastball back up to 96.2 mph on average, a gain of 1.1 mph over his season mark. He topped out at 98.1 mph. His 35 sliders produced an incredible 17 whiffs on 23 swings. The victory makes Strider 1-5 with a 4.35 ERA. He’ll have another favorable assignment against the Marlins next week.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
5 months ago
The 26-year-old right-hander punched out five batters on the evening while issuing three free passes. Mike Yastrzemski was his nemesis in this one, driving in a run with a sacrifice fly in the second inning and plating two more with a double in the fourth inning. Yastrzemski then scored the go-ahead run on an error. Strider got 11 swings and misses on 90 pitches on the day — seven of them on his slider — while posting a CSW of 29 percent. Still in search of his first victory of the season, Strider will bring a disappointing 5.40 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and a 24/11 K/BB ratio (25 innings) into Saturday’s premium matchup against the Rockies.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
6 months ago
The right-hander punched out four batters in the contest while issuing a pair of walks. Most of the damage done against him came via the long ball, with Ketel Marte blasting a solo homer in the first inning and a two-run shot in the third while Corbin Carroll added a solo shot of his own in the fifth inning. Strider got 14 swings and misses on 85 pitches on the night — eight of those on his slider — while registering a 26 percent CSW. His velocity remained stable in this one, with his fastball averaging 95.2 mph, though he used it only 46 percent of the time. He’ll hope to improve upon his disappointing 5.68 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 19/8 K/BB ratio (19 innings) when he takes on the Giants in San Francisco on Sunday.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
6 months ago
Strider struck out seven, walked four and hit Bryce Harper, knocking him out of the game. The run came in the second after a walk and the one hit, a Max Kepler double. Strider averaged 95.1 mph with his fastball, just a tad less than the 95.4 mph he came in at last time out. Strider dropped to 0-3, but he should certainly keep getting better from here. Unless the Braves add a spot starter at some point, he will make his next start on four days’ rest Sunday against the Red Sox.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
6 months ago
Strider, back from a hamstring strain, gave up three runs on four hits in the first and then a solo homer in the second. His velocity was better than in his rehab start, as he averaged 95.4 mph with his fastball and topped out at 97.0 mph. That’s still down about two mph from his 20-win season in 2023, but there’s a good chance he’ll get a little stronger as the year goes along. He’ll face the Padres next.
ATL • Pitcher • #99
6 months ago
Nothing official in terms of exactly when Strider will take the ball during a three-game series in Washington, but he figures to draw the starting assignment for Tuesday’s series opener. The 26-year-old fantasy ace is still working back towards full strength based on some diminished velocity during a 65-pitch simulated game earlier this week, and figures to be on a strict pitch count. It’s an encouraging development for fantasy managers that he’s feeling healthy enough to return to Atlanta’s rotation mix.
Source: Jim Bowden
ATL • Pitcher • #99
6 months ago
There’s nothing definitive from Atlanta on Strider specifically, but they’ve set their starting rotation through the middle of next week, which means the earliest he’ll potentially return would be Friday’s series opener against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. It’ll likely come down to whether the club wants to give Chris Sale an extra day of rest before his next start. The 26-year-old righty is expected to be re-evaluated this weekend to determine whether he’s ready to rejoin the club’s rotation. There should be some clarity on his status soon.
Source: Mark Bowman