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By: Ana Kieu

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — It’s safe to say that San Francisco Giants pitcher Hunter Strickland is in good company because he’s not going to leave the team anytime soon.

The Giants concluded the first three games of a 10-game homestand against the Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon at AT&T Park. This comes less than 24 hours after various sources reported that Strickland would be out for six to eight weeks following a pitching hand injury after punching a door. That being said, Strickland was the second Giant to suffer an injury this week as the most recent injury occurred to infielder Alen Hanson, who left Wednesday’s game with a left knee contusion.

I’m not saying that Strickland should be let go due to his recent injury, but for his seemingly anger-filled past of detrimental incidents like his brawl with Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper, which apparently ended former MLBer Mike Morse’s career, and his shouting match with Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez, which cleared both benches at the 2014 World Series.

Of course, that’s not going to happen because Strickland does have potential and I can see why Giants head coach Bruce Bochy and company wants to keep him around. Well, at least for the time being. The Giants could win some games to make the playoffs, but they have to fix a couple of things.

Perhaps the Giants could get a head start by considering a release of Strickland because he seems to be a bit too emotional for reasons that seem to be unnecessary at least 50% of the time. Not only that, Strickland appears to be more of a liability for the Giants, a team that has been struggling this season.

In my opinion, there’s a chance that Strickland could find himself wearing another team’s uniform next season, especially if the Giants decide to go with a younger group of prospects in hopes of replenishing their farm system.