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Brzykcy

Brzykcy loses his spot on Miami’s 40-man roster in advance of next week’s Rule 5 Draft. The 26-year-old righty, who made a career-high 26 relief appearances this past season, was claimed off waivers from the Nationals last month. He’ll compete for a spot in the Marlins’ season-opening bullpen during spring training.

Brzycky, 26, gave up 23 earned runs in 23 innings for the Nationals last season, lowering his career ERA from 14.29 to 10.05. Subpar command of average stuff makes him seem like a pretty weak bet going forward.

Brzykcy has a 9.00 ERA and has given up a whopping 12 homers in 23 innings of relief work for the Nationals this season. To put that in perspective, 11 starters who qualify for the ERA title have allowed fewer homers.

Brzykcy rejoins Washington’s relief corps after veterans Andrew Chafin and Luis García were shipped to the Angels prior to Wednesday’s game against the Astros. The 26-year-old righty has registered an inflated 7.40 ERA across 20 2/3 innings (23 appearances) this season at the big-league level.

Brzykcy returns to the minors with Mason Thompson coming off the injured list to rejoin Washington’s relief mix. The 25-year-old righty has struggled to a bloated 7.40 ERA across 20 2/3 innings (23 appearances) this season at the big-league level.

Brzykcy has been up a handful of times this season already for doubleheaders, but he’s going to stick around a bit longer this time, it seems. The 25-year-old righty has made only one appearance for the Nationals this year, but has looked extremely sharp with a 2.35 ERA across eight relief outings in the minors.

Brzykcy has yet to pitch in the majors this season; he missed the first month with a quad strain before being activated from the IL and sent down. The 25-year-old had a 14.29 ERA in six relief appearances for the Nationals last season.

Brzykcy has been on the injured list since the beginning of the season with a strained quad. He’ll probably be optioned to the minors once his rehab is complete.

Brzycky will open the regular season on the shelf, but should be an option for Washington’s relief mix by the end of April, barring an unexpected setback.

Brzykcy was sent down to make room for Friday’s starter Trevor Williams on the active roster. The rookie left-hander had a 14.29 ERA in six appearances for Washington.