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Los Angeles Angels · Relief Pitcher

Hunter
Strickland

RHP Age 37 · Throws R · Bats R · 6'4" 220 lbs Veteran NRI
ERA
2026 Season
IP
2026 Season
WHIP
2026 Season
3.57
Career ERA
11 seasons
2014
MLB Debut
SF Giants
C
Grade
Depth
Insurance
⚾ 2026 Regular Season — Updated Nightly
Apps
IP
ERA
WHIP
K
BB
SV
W-L
Career Statistics
YearTeamGIPERAKBBWHIPK/9
2018SF4947.03.9745171.218.6
2021LAA/MIL/TB6260.03.4557261.308.6
2023CIN5251.03.7143201.337.6
2024LAA4442.14.0434181.397.2
2026 2026LAA

A 3.57 Career ERA Says He Can Still Do the Job. The Question Is Whether There's Room.

Hunter Strickland is in camp as a non-roster invitee, which undersells what he brings: eleven major league seasons, a 3.57 career ERA, and the kind of late-inning experience this bullpen has almost none of. He has closed games, pitched in October, and survived a decade of high-leverage work on the strength of a mid-90s fastball and a hard slider.

At 37, the margin is whatever the radar gun says it is on a given night. But veteran camp arms with this track record are valuable precisely because they cost nothing and provide a floor. If the younger options — Silseth, Bachman, Zeferjahn — falter, Strickland is the steady veteran the Angels can call on without flinching.

These veteran NRI arms are always September depth at minimum. If Strickland outperforms the younger options in camp, he forces his way onto the roster. If not, he's exactly the insurance a thin bullpen wants in Triple-A.