I think we all probably get a lot of premonitions that aren’t borne out, and our brain promptly dumps memories of those on the ashheap. But I’m different, you see—as the Mariners’ pre spring training press conference began (an event to which I strangely was not invited), I just knew that a roster move would come down. But what? A trade for Alex Verdugo? Perhaps finally an Edwin Encarnacion trade? ....oh.
The Good
Strickland throws a straight but hard fastball that sits at 95-96 and is not easy to hit.
He mixes in a slider-ish curve that sits in the mid-80s and has nice 12-6 action.