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Zastryzny

Zastryzny missed close to two months with a stress reaction in his ribs. He’ll be a middle-inning option now that he’s healthy enough to help.

Zastryzny has been out of action since the beginning of July because of a stress reaction in his ribs. He’ll likely need to make a handful of appearances, and he could be an option against left-handed hitters before the end of August.

It may seem inconsequential, but Zastryzny has done an outstanding job in his relatively minor role as a left-handed specialist this season with a sparkling 2.03 ERA across 13 1/3 innings (15 appearances). His absence makes it a priority for Milwaukee to add some additional left-handed relief depth at this week’s trade deadline.

Zastryzny last pitched on Wednesday. He has a 2.03 ERA in 13 1/3 innings this season.

It’ll be lefty reliever Rob Zastryzny taking the ball for an opener appearance before passing the metaphorical baton to Patrick for a multi-inning outing. The 26-year-old rookie holds a respectable 2.97 ERA across 57 2/3 innings (12 appearances, 11 starts) this season in his first taste of the majors.

Zastrzyzny will pass the baton to rookie Quinn Priester for a bulk relief appearance after facing a couple lefties at the top of Baltimore’s lineup. The 33-year-old southpaw has worked a pair of scoreless innings for the Brewers since being acquired last Friday in a trade with the Yankees. It’s not a situation where fantasy managers will be able to extract a ton of value.

The 33-year-old southpaw spent the 2024 season in the Brewers’ organization, so they are very familiar with his body of work. He appeared in 13 games at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for the Yankees, registering a 4.50 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and a 12/0 K/BB ratio over 12 innings of work.

Zastryzny helps address New York’s extreme shortage of left-handed relief depth and might have a decent shot at securing a spot in the club’s season-opening bullpen. The 32-year-old southpaw, who compiled a strong 1.17 ERA, 0.65 WHIP and 5/1 K/BB ratio across 7 2/3 innings (nine appearances, three starts) last year for the Brewers, opted to test the free agent waters last week after being jettisoned from Chicago’s 40-man roster.

Zastryzny has the option to refuse the outright assignment and test the free agent waters after going unclaimed on waivers following his removal last week from Chicago’s 40-man roster. The 32-year-old southpaw looked sharp in nine appearances last year for the Brewers before being gobbled up off waivers by the division-rival Cubs back in November.

Zastryzny was effective last year for the Brewers in a relatively small sample, compiling a sparkling 1.17 ERA, 0.65 WHIP and 5/1 K/BB ratio across 7 2/3 innings (nine appearances, three starts). The 32-year-old southpaw was claimed off waivers by the Cubs back in November but loses his roster spot following the arrival of veteran reliever Ryan Brasier. He should garner some interest on waivers as extra left-handed relief depth.