The Chicago Cubs designated left-hander Rob Zastryzny for assignment on Tuesday to make room on the 40-man roster for right-handed reliever Ryan Brasier, who was acquired in a trade from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Zastryzny appeared in nine games (three starts) for the Milwaukee Brewers last year and allowed only one earned run on four hits while walking one and striking out five in 7 2/3 innings pitched. The 32-year-old Canadian southpaw has a career 4.30 ERA (3.72 FIP) and a 1.48 WHIP with a 54:31 K:BB in 67 career innings at the big-league level over six seasons. His 2024 campaign came to a premature end due to left-elbow tendonitis, but he should be ready to go for the start of spring training next week. Zastryzny could attract interest on waivers around the league as relief depth with spring training right around the corner.
The Milwaukee Brewers are going with a bullpen game in Wednesday's series finale at Wrigley Field against the division-rival Chicago Cubs and will use left-hander Rob Zastryzny as the opener. Right-hander Bryse Wilson and left-hander Jacob Junis will both be available as bulk relievers. Zastryzny shouldn't be expected to go more than an inning in Chicago on Wednesday, so fantasy manager will want to avoid him as a streamer, even in a good matchup. The 32-year-old veteran Canadian southpaw has appeared in only eight games for the Brew Crew this year, and this will be his third time opening a game. He has yet to allow an earned run in 6 2/3 innings in 2024 with one walk and five strikeouts.
Rob Zastryzny Starting On Sunday, Colin Rea To Follow As Bulk Reliever
Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Rob Zastryzny will serve as the opener for Sunday's series finale against the visiting Washington Nationals, with right-hander Colin Rea set to serve as the bulk reliever. It will be Zastryzny's second opening assignment for the Brew Crew this year. In his first "start" for Milwaukee on July 1 against the Colorado Rockies, the 32-year-old southpaw produced a scoreless inning. Because he'll only go an inning or two at the most, Zastryzny can be ignored in fantasy. Rea is being protected as a bulk reliever on Sunday after he gave up a season-high seven earned runs against the Pittsburgh Pirates in his last outing on Tuesday. The 34-year-old veteran went seven shutout innings on July 3 with four strikeouts, so he'll be hoping for a bounce-back outing heading into next week's All-Star break.
Rob Zastryzny To Open For Brewers On Monday, Bryse Wilson To Follow Out Of Bullpen
The Milwaukee Brewers will have pitcher Rob Zastryzny start Monday's game against the Colorado Rockies instead of Bryse Wilson. Milwaukee has done this quite a bit with Wilson recently, as the right-hander has started just once over his last four appearances. However, he is expected to pitch the bulk of innings, while Zastryzny will only pitch one to two frames. In his last appearance on June 25, Wilson came on in relief and threw six scoreless innings with four strikeouts against the Texas Rangers. Fantasy managers, though, should have lower expectations for him on Monday, considering he'll pitch at one of the most hitter-friendly ballparks at Coors Field.
Free-agent left-hander Rob Zastryzny has signed a minor-league deal with an invitation to big-league spring training on Tuesday. Zastryzny made 21 appearances (one start) for the Pittsburgh Pirates last year and went 1-0 with a 4.79 ERA (4.32 FIP) and 1.79 WHIP with 13 walks and 15 strikeouts in 20 2/3 innings pitched. The 31-year-old southpaw also wasn't very effective in the minors for Triple-A Indianapolis. In five major-league seasons with the Pirates, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets and Los Angeles Angels, Zastryzny has a 4.70 ERA (3.86 FIP) and 1.58 WHIP with 30 walks and 49 strikeouts in 59 1/3 innings pitched. He's nowhere near the fantasy radar and is likely to begin the 2024 season as minor-league relief depth for the Brew Crew.
Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Rob Zastryzny (elbow) threw a live bullpen session on Tuesday and will throw another later this week. He could go on a minor-league rehab assignment next week if he comes out of his next bullpen fine. Meanwhile, reliever Wil Crowe (shoulder) received a platelet-rich plasma injection and is two weeks into four weeks of not throwing. Zastryzny has been out since mid-April with left ulnar neuritis, but he's recovering nicely and could rejoin Pittsburgh's bullpen soon. The 31-year-old southpaw can be ignored for fantasy purposes, though, in middle relief. In 5 2/3 innings before his injury, he had allowed five runs on six hits while walking five and striking out six batters.
It's looking like Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Rob Zastryzny will make the team's Opening Day roster in a bullpen that also will include closer David Bednar, Wil Crowe, Colin Holderman, Duane Underwood Jr., Chase De Jong, Dauri Moreta and Jose Hernandez. Zastryzny, a 31-year-old left-hander, made the club by not allowing a run over 7 1/3 Grapefruit League innings while walking one and striking out 10 batters in six appearances. He doesn't have much major-league experience, with just 38 2/3 innings pitched over 24 outings (one start) in four seasons, but he'll be a key left-hander out of Pittsburgh's 'pen to start the 2023 campaign.
Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Rob Zastryzny and infielder David Bote have been optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday. Bote gave the Cubs some extra depth on the final day before the All-Star break. He is posting an outstanding .310/.415/.452 batting line through his first 20 games this season. Sadly, the Cubs don't have regular playing time available for Bote, so he belongs on the waiver wire until he gets everyday at-bats in the MLB. Zastryzny has struggled during his brief stints with the Cubs this season, but he'll likely be back with them at some point this season.
Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Rob Zastryzny (back) was activated from the 10-day disabled list and has been optioned to Triple-A Iowa. Zastryzny was out since June 24 and made a rehab appearance at Triple-A and will stay there for now. He has thrown just 5 1/3 innings at the Major League level this season.
Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Rob Zastryzny has been recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday. The Cubs optioned righty Cory Mazzoni to Triple-A to make room for Zastryzny on the active roster. Zastryzny is available out of the bullpen against the Miami Marlins on Tuesday. He has a 2.35 ERA in 15 1/3 innings at Triple-A this season. However, fantasy owners should not bother picking him up since this stint will likely be short-lived.
