Hunter Strickland

Hunter Strickland

Strickland at the White House in 2015.
San Francisco Giants – No. 60
Pitcher
Born: (1988-09-24) September 24, 1988
Thomaston, Georgia
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 2014, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Win–loss record 4–3
Earned run average 2.16
Strikeouts 59
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Hunter Drew Strickland (born September 24, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Minor league career

Strickland was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 18th round, 564th overall pick, of the 2007 MLB Draft. On July 22, 2009, he was acquired by the Pittsburgh Pirates along with Argenis Díaz in a trade with the Red Sox in exchange for Adam LaRoche.[1]

In November 2012, the Pirates added Strickland to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[2] On March 27, 2013, Strickland was designated for assignment by the Pirates, and on April 2, the San Francisco Giants claimed Strickland off waivers.[3] He was added to the Giants' 40-man roster on November 20, 2013.[4]

Major League career

2014

Strickland was called up to the majors for the first time on September 1, 2014.[5] He pitched one scoreless inning of relief against the Colorado Rockies later that day.[6] In the 2014 regular season, Strickland appeared in 9 games, allowing 5 hits and no runs in 7.0 innings pitched.[7]

In Game 1 of the 2014 National League Division Series versus the Washington Nationals, Strickland entered the game with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth inning and struck out Ian Desmond to preserve the Giants' lead.[8] In Game 2, Strickland recorded the save in the longest (by time, tied for longest in innings) playoff game in Major League history,[9] as the Giants defeated the Nationals 2–1 in 18 innings.[10] However, Strickland set a postseason record by allowing six home runs,[11] even though the Giants went on to defeat the Kansas City Royals in the 2014 World Series.

2015

Strickland started the 2015 season with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, posting a 1.66 ERA in 21.2 innings, before being called up on May 24, 2015.[12][13] Strickland did not yield a home run until August 3, a string of 188 batters between Triple-A and the majors.[14] In 2015, Strickland appeared in 55 games, recording a 2.45 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 51.1 innings pitched. Strickland's 0.857 WHIP was the third-lowest among relievers with at least 50 innings pitched.[15]

2016

In 2016, Strickland was named to the opening day Major League roster for the first time in his career.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Pirates trade LaRoche to Red Sox". ESPN.com. July 23, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Pirates set 40-man roster". MLB.com (Press release). November 20, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Giants claim minor league journeyman pitcher". CSN Bay Area. April 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ Haft, Chris (November 28, 2013). "SF Giants add Jose De Paula, Erik Cordier; DFA Johnny Monell, Francisco Peguero". MLB.com. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  5. ↑ Haft, Chris (September 1, 2014). "Comeback from surgery motivates Strickland". MLB.com. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ Pavlovic, Alex (September 1, 2014). "POSTGAME NOTES: Hudson can’t beat Coors; Strickland hits 100 in debut; The other Hunter extends streak". San Jose Mercury News.
  7. ↑ "Hunter Strickland 2014 Pitching Gamelog". Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. ↑ Kawahara, Matt (October 3, 2014). "Giants’ Strickland makes an impression in postseason debut". The Sacramento Bee.
  9. ↑ Schulman, Henry (October 4, 2014). "Brandon Belt’s homer gives SF Giants epic, 18-inning victory". Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Box Score". Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  11. ↑ Toman, Chris (October 28, 2014). "Giants' Strickland allows postseason-record 6th homer". theScore.com.
  12. ↑ "Hunter Strickland Minor League Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  13. ↑ Pavlovic, Alex (May 24, 2015). "Giants sticking with Strickland as 13th pitcher". Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  14. ↑ Baggarly, Andrew (August 3, 2015). "UPDATED: Huge power display, six-run lead, uplifting debut from Tomlinson not enough as Giants lose stunner in 12th to Braves". San Jose Mercury News.
  15. ↑ "2016 Outlook: Hunter Strickland". CBS Sports. January 17, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Giants set 2016 Opening Day roster" (Press release). MLB.com. April 2, 2016.

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