J.P. Feyereisen

When healthy, Feyereisen has been an effective reliever at the MLB level, posting a 2.31 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 23.8% strikeout rate across 89.2 career innings. Many of those innings have come in high leverage, especially last season when the right-hander didn't allow a single earned run over 22 appearances and posted career-best 5.8% walk rate for Tampa Bay. Unfortunately, shoulder injuries have nagged Feyereisen the past two years. He underwent surgery in December to clean up his rotator cuff and labrum and injury will keep him out for a large chunk of the 2023 season. Feyereisen was subsequently DFA'd by the Rays, then traded to the Dodgers, who hopes to have him ready in late August at the earliest.

Feyereisen was one of the two relievers acquired by Tampa Bay in late May for Willy Adames, and the reliever found success in spurts. His stuff is lively, if not too lively given his issues finding the strike zone with consistency (career 14.0 BB%). He is tough to square up with a career .172 average against in just over 65 innings of work, but command issues have led to a few tight situations which he has thus far been able to escape from more often than not. He has the repertoire of a starter, which is unusual for someone who has never started a major-league game. Milwaukee and Tampa Bay share similar pitching philosophies, so it is not like J.P. had to come over and unlearn one approach while learning another one. There are a few relievers in this bullpen with the potential for multiple saves, but Feyereisen will not be high on the list unless the command improves.