Spencer StriderATL · SP

2026 review

Spencer Strider was a swing-and-miss arm who couldn't keep the ball down, punching out hitters at a 27.9 K% over 165 BF but posting a 39.8 Hard% over 98 BBE that was the 43rd highest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF. Across 8 starts he went 4-2 with a 5.31 ERA and 1.36 WHIP in 39.0 IP, allowing 33 H, 24 R, 23 ER, 9 HR and 20 BB against 46 SO, with a 12.1 BB% over 165 BF. He was placed on the 15-day IL Mar 25 with a left oblique strain, took rehab assignments, and was activated May 3, missing 39 regular-season days, then was placed on the 15-day IL again Jun 13 with right elbow inflammation and transferred to the 60-day IL Jun 17, missing 106 regular-season days with no activation on record through Sep 27. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 108, he finished 719th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 611 spots below, and 108th of 236 starting pitchers. His 5.31 ERA ran 1.79 above his 3.52 xERA over 165 BF. By his May 8 return the TDK LABS card had a top-tier asset back at a brutal venue; by late Aug it had him done for the year with an elbow problem.