River Ryan

River Ryan

27-Year-Old PitcherRP
Los Angeles Dodgers AAA
7-Day IL
Injury Hamstring
Est. Return 7/9/2026
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Ryan had Tommy John surgery Aug. 25, 2024, and he will reportedly have a normal buildup during 2026 spring training. A former position player, Ryan is now 27 and has just four career big-league starts, but his ceiling is higher than the typical righty his age with no MLB track record. He throws five pitches, headlined by a pair of plus breaking balls and pair of mid-90s fastballs. Ryan had a 61.1 percent groundball rate in 24.1 minor-league innings in 2024 and a 50 percent groundball rate in 20.1 innings in the majors, and he may rely more on generating weak contact than racking up big strikeout totals. There's a chance he eventually settles in as an over-qualified reliever, given the Dodgers' perpetual pitching depth, but Ryan's ceiling is too high for them to pull the plug on him as a starter just yet. He'll almost certainly open the year in the Triple-A rotation, potentially getting slow-played early in the year so that he's an option to make starts in the majors as needed during the summer months. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a one-year contract with the Dodgers in March of 2026.
Shelved due to hamstring strain
PLos Angeles Dodgers  AAA
Hamstring
June 27, 2026
Triple-A Oklahoma City placed Ryan on its 7-day injured list Friday due to a hamstring strain, Fabian Ardaya and Katie Woo of The Athletic report.
Analysis
According to Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes, Ryan suffered the hamstring injury during his last Triple-A start June 17, when he gave up eight runs on 10 hits over 4.1 innings. Gomes described the issue as "not anything overly serious," adding that Ryan has been cleared to keep throwing but isn't yet ready to get back on a mound. The right-hander has landed on the 7-day IL on two occasions this season due to a hamstring injury, as he previously missed over a month of action from mid-April to mid-May. When he's been healthy, Ryan has been excellent; though he has a 4.46 ERA and 1.30 WHIP, that's come with a promising 43:8 K:BB over 36.1 innings.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
 
 
-13%
BAA vs LHP
2026
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2025
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2024
 
 
-13%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2024vs Left .194 39 9 3 7 1 0 0
Since 2024vs Right .222 42 9 6 8 1 0 1
2026vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Left .194 39 9 3 7 1 0 0
2024vs Right .222 42 9 6 8 1 0 1
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2026
No Stats
2025
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2024
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2024Home 0.00 1.10 10.0 0 0 0 5.4 2.7 0.0
Since 2024Away 2.61 1.26 10.1 1 0 0 10.5 5.2 0.9
2026Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Home 0.00 1.10 10.0 0 0 0 5.4 2.7 0.0
2024Away 2.61 1.26 10.1 1 0 0 10.5 5.2 0.9
Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AAA)
Since 2024
 
 
-6%
BAA vs RHP
2026
 
 
-21%
BAA vs RHP
2025
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2024
 
 
-47%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2024vs Left .264 98 28 5 24 4 1 1
Since 2024vs Right .248 126 34 9 28 4 0 1
2026vs Left .300 74 20 3 21 4 1 1
2026vs Right .237 84 23 5 18 3 0 0
2025vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Left .143 24 8 2 3 0 0 0
2024vs Right .270 42 11 4 10 1 0 1
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2025
2024
Ryan would be a very buzzy prospect for 2025 had he not needed Tommy John surgery Aug. 25 after an impressive first few starts in the big-league rotation. A converted infielder who first started pitching professionally in 2022, Ryan has high-end stuff, boasting a 96-mph four-seamer, plus slider and plus curveball. He's behind on the finer points of pitching, and his surgery is set to cost him the entire 2025 season. It won't be until at least 2027 that he attempts to top his career-high 104.1 innings from 2023. When he returns to game action in 2026, he'll already be 27.
Ryan came down with shoulder fatigue during spring training and is expected to arrive in Oklahoma City in late May or early June. A divisive dynasty prospect due to wide-ranging expert opinions, Ryan turns 26 in August and has only made two career starts at Triple-A, so he is already a bit behind his peers developmentally due to starting off his pro career as an infielder. He had a 3.80 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 110 strikeouts in 104.1 innings last year, primarily with Double-A Tulsa. Those highest on Ryan see several plus pitches and a high ceiling as a starter, while others project him to end up as a high-leverage reliever.
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Another strong start at Triple-A
PLos Angeles Dodgers  AAA
May 29, 2026
Ryan fired six scoreless innings for Triple-A Oklahoma City against Sugar Land on Thursday, striking out eight and giving up four hits and no walks.
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'Slim' chance to join MLB rotation
PLos Angeles Dodgers  AAA
May 15, 2026
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Friday that a "slim possibility" exists that Ryan will be called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City to serve as a replacement for Blake Snell (elbow) in the rotation, Jack Harris of the California Post reports.
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Slated to return Friday
PLos Angeles Dodgers  AAA
May 13, 2026
Ryan (hamstring) is scheduled to return from the 7-day injured list to make a start with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
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Nursing hamstring issue at Triple-A
PLos Angeles Dodgers  AAA
Hamstring
April 21, 2026
Triple-A Oklahoma City placed Ryan on its 7-day injured list Friday due to a hamstring injury, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
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Doesn't make Opening Day roster
PLos Angeles Dodgers  AAA
March 18, 2026
The Dodgers optioned Ryan to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday.
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Set to start Monday?
PLos Angeles Dodgers  AAA
July 21, 2024
Ryan could be an option to start Monday against the Giants, reports Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times.
Analysis
A report from Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic prior to the All-Star break indicated Ryan would be called up early in the second half, and the Dodgers have yet to officially announce a starter for Monday's contest. The 25-year-old right-hander has pitched well in brief action for Triple-A Oklahoma City this year with a 2.76 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 19:6 K:BB over 16.1 innings after he missed the start of the campaign due to shoulder fatigue, and he may be on the cusp of his major-league debut.
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