Spencer Strider’s pitching career thus far has not involved a lot of pitching. Despite missing all of 2019 with an injury, the former Clemson righty was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the fourth round of the 2020 MLB draft and earned an invite to “spring training.”
The 22-year-old righty is still a lot of projection. After a 2018 freshman season at Clemson in which he both started and came out of the bullpen, he missed 2019 with Tommy John surgery. He was able to start in four games for Clemson in 2020 before college baseball came to a halt.