It was Strider's first start of the spring and I don't want to sound like Chicken Little and say the sky is falling BUT... If he's 93 on the FB when they break camp, then he and the Braves have problems. This is not to say that he can't continue to hone his craft and "learn to pitch" and be a more than adequate #3 or #4 starter, but if he does not have his elite velocity, then he will no longer be a TOR guy/Cy Young candidate.
I do agree that Strider can learn to pitch. I don't believe he will ever get back to the Strider from before. I hope he can add velo when needed a few times a game. I hope he can learn to dominate in a new way. It will be very difficult but if anyone can he can.
It was Strider's first start of the spring and I don't want to sound like Chicken Little and say the sky is falling BUT... If he's 93 on the FB when they break camp, then he and the Braves have problems. This is not to say that he can't continue to hone his craft and "learn to pitch" and be a more than adequate #3 or #4 starter, but if he does not have his elite velocity, then he will no longer be a TOR guy/Cy Young candidate.
I do agree that Strider can learn to pitch. I don't believe he will ever get back to the Strider from before. I hope he can add velo when needed a few times a game. I hope he can learn to dominate in a new way. It will be very difficult but if anyone can he can.