Atlanta Braves’ starting pitcher Spencer Strider allowed seven runs and 10 hits in three innings pitched last night against the Chicago White Sox, and has now given up 20 runs and seven home runs in his last 11 ⅔ innings.
After a third straight rough outing for Strider there has been talk amongst the fans and the media about whether or not he will ever be able to get back to being the dominant pitcher he was a couple of years ago, and earlier today The Morning Shift explained why it’s too early to say Spencer won't ever be the same pitcher again.
“Lets give him the season, lets let him go into the offseason, a full offseason, work on things, and come back and see what we have, and if we need to move him then to the bullpen then we talk about maybe midway through next season.” Beau Morgan said
Beau also says fans and media need to “let him work through recovery from a major surgery” before saying things like his career is over, and he’ll never be the same.
“Stop with the his career is over, he’ll never be the same. We don’t know, we’ve gotta give it time.” Beau said. He also finished his thought by saying “it just takes time with that type of surgery with being that type of pitcher.”
When Ronald Acuña Jr. tore his ACL the first time it took him a full year until he was fully back to playing like himself, and then he won NL MVP and had a historic season. Now, that doesn’t mean in a year Spencer Strider will win the NL Cy Young award, but there’s a good chance he’ll be pitching much better than he is right now only being months removed from his brace surgery, and with what Strider has done in the past he deserves the same patience Acuña Jr. got after Ronald tore his ACL the first time.