Matt Strahm did what he had to do, what he worked so hard this winter to be able to accomplish. “Busted my ass all offseason,” he said. “I figured I’d be here.” For the first time since 2017, Strahm on Wednesday pitched five innings in a game. It was a spring training game, but in that he had to... (více...)

Matt Strahm fired five scoreless innings on Wednesday in his Cactus League start against the Brewers.

Strahm had some issues in his previous outing against Milwaukee on Friday, but bounced back nicely in this shutout effort. He allowed just two hits, walked one and struck out four. It's been a tremendous spring for Strahm, and at this point, he's well worth taking a chance on late in drafts. If this is real, it could be a steal. If it's not, you are going to cut the bottom part of your roster (usually) anyway.

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Matt Strahm was charged with five runs over three innings in a loss to the Brewers on Friday.

Strahm wasn’t as bad as the line suggests, as the three-spot in the first inning was the result of his defense losing a couple of fly balls in the sun. The southpaw walked three and struck out three in the loss. While this wasn’t the most impressive outing, Strahm still owns a solid 3.75 ERA with 15 strikeouts in 12 innings this spring. With a rotation spot likely, he remains worthy of attention in mixed fantasy leagues.

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His dirty four-pitch arsenal has him looking like a legit breakout candidate.

Back in September, I wrote about Padres left-handed reliever Matt Strahm and how his intriguing repertoire out of the bullpen was generating mostly unnoticed performance. I noted his respectable 2.12 ERA and 3.45 FIP in 51 innings, while also pointing out that his numbers were trending upward. In the final month of the season, after that article was posted, Strahm continued to impress, posting a 1.74 ERA and 2.87 over a stretch of 10 1â�„3 innings, striking out 14 and walking four (více...)

Matt Strahm hadn’t completed four innings since 2017 — before surgery to repair a torn patellar tendon in his left knee — when he piled up eight strikeouts in an eye-opening showing out of the Padres’ bullpen Saturday night. The 56 pitches he threw were three shy of last year’s high watermark in... (více...)