Phillies reliever Matt Strahm accomplished an ideal eighth inning for a maintain tonight in opposition to the Dodgers. Within the course of, he crossed the 60-inning threshold and vested a $7.5MM possibility for the 2026 season. The southpaw will nonetheless have to move a postseason bodily for the choice to enter impact.
Strahm initially joined the Phils on a two-year, $15MM free agent contract throughout the 2022-23 offseason. That has was a wonderful worth for Dave Dombrowski’s entrance workplace. Strahm turned in a 3.29 ERA throughout 87 2/3 innings throughout his first season with the membership. Philadelphia signed him to a one-year extension for the 2025 season earlier than the ’24 marketing campaign even acquired underway. Strahm has responded with arguably the very best two years of his profession. He labored to a 1.87 ERA over 66 appearances a yr in the past and holds a 2.83 mark in 60 1/3 frames this season.
Philly has more and more leaned on Strahm as certainly one of their high bullpen weapons. He has a career-best 21 holds this yr. Within the second half, solely nearer Jhoan Duran has entered in higher-leverage conditions on common for skipper Rob Thomson. Strahm is alongside David Robertson and Orion Kerkering because the Phils’ high setup arms going into the playoffs. José Alvarado is ineligible for the postseason due to his failed performance-enhancing drug check. Strahm and Tanner Banks will go into October as Thomson’s high two southpaws, whereas waiver pickup Tim Mayza appears to be like like a borderline candidate to make the playoff roster.
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