Daily News | Matt Strahm adjusts to being a starter for Phillies
SARASOTA, Fla. — Matt Strahm, who will start the Phillies’ fifth game of the season in New York on April 5, is being asked to do something tricky. When he was signed in December, the left-handed reliever made it clear that he would pitch in any situation they asked of him. But he expected to be pitching out of the bullpen, because that is what he had done over the past three seasons.
But he didn’t have much time. Strahm began his ramp up on March 17, pitching two innings against the Blue Jays in Dunedin, Fla. Since then, he’s increased his workload bit by bit — to two and 1/3 innings on March 21 and two and 2/3 innings on March 26 — but has now run out of Grapefruit League games to pitch in. His next start will be on a mound in Yankee Stadium.Advertisement
“I was never a prospect, and then I was a prospect, and then it was like, maybe you should try starting. I’ve come to spring training as a starter my first four big league camps and get moved to the bullpen. Roles to me — I’ve seen a lot of guys get tied up in them. It stresses them out. But it’s something that’s out of our control. We’re athletes. When we’re asked to perform, we perform.”
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