15-Day IL
Injury Hip
Est. Return 4/9/2025
2024 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
3.54
WHIP
0.96
K
25
SV
0
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Though a calf injury sidelined Brasier for much of the 2024 campaign, he was effective when healthy, posting a 3.54 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 25:5 K:BB over 28 innings. The right-hander's career has been revived since the Dodgers added him to their relief corps in June of 2023 (shortly after he was released by Boston), but Los Angeles also has enough bullpen depth that Brasier isn't likely to see consistent high-leverage work. He's also not a big strikeout collector, so -- barring a move to a reliever-needy club that would deploy him often at the end of games -- Brasier's viability in fantasy is minimal. Read Past Outlooks
Goes on IL with hip issue
The Cubs placed Brasier on the 15-day injured list Tuesday due to a hip injury.
ANALYSIS
Brasier's move to the IL comes after he was lit up in his final Cactus League appearance Monday, when he retired just one batter and served up four earned runs on four hits, including three home runs. Prior to that, Brasier had delivered four perfect innings in spring training to earn a spot on the Cubs' Opening Day roster for its two-game series in Tokyo versus the Dodgers. As a result of the hip issue, Brasier won't be available to return from the IL until April 9. The 37-year-old previously missed around two and a half months during the 2024 season due to a calf injury.
Brasier's move to the IL comes after he was lit up in his final Cactus League appearance Monday, when he retired just one batter and served up four earned runs on four hits, including three home runs. Prior to that, Brasier had delivered four perfect innings in spring training to earn a spot on the Cubs' Opening Day roster for its two-game series in Tokyo versus the Dodgers. As a result of the hip issue, Brasier won't be available to return from the IL until April 9. The 37-year-old previously missed around two and a half months during the 2024 season due to a calf injury.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
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Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
18
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-20%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-57%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .269 | 48 | 16 | 59 | 6 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .216 | 97 | 21 | 73 | 9 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .296 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .128 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .226 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .175 | 35 | 11 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .306 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .269 | 46 | 7 | 46 | 6 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-7%
ERA on Road
2024
-18%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | 4.39 | 1.24 | 82.0 | 8.0 | 2.6 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 4.10 | 0.99 | 68.0 | 9.5 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.24 | 1.02 | 16.2 | 7.0 | 1.6 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.97 | 0.88 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 1.6 | ||||
| 2023Home | 4.99 | 1.30 | 30.2 | 7.6 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0.93 | 0.72 | 29.0 | 9.3 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2022Home | 4.41 | 1.30 | 34.2 | 8.8 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2022Away | 7.48 | 1.30 | 27.2 | 9.8 | 1.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ryan Brasier compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
5.00K/9
8.0BB/9
1.6HR/9
1.0Fastball
94.5 mphERA
3.54WHIP
0.96BABIP
.260GB/FB
1.22Left On Base
65.8%Exit Velocity
83.6 mphBarrels/BBE
4.5%Spin Rate
2322 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.5%Swinging Strike
11.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Brasier was sporting an unsightly 7.29 ERA and 1.57 WHIP when the Red Sox released the righty in late May. A couple of weeks later, Brasier signed a minor-league deal with the Dodgers and was assigned to Triple-A Oklahoma City. After three scoreless frames with five strikeouts on the farm, Brasier was summoned to the Dodgers bullpen where he excelled, recording a pristine .70 ERA and .72 WHIP in 38.2 frames. Even so, the Dodgers let Brasier go after the season. His second half exploits will land the 36-year-old veteran a job, perhaps in a late inning capacity, but not as a closer. Relievers not accumulating saves can be fantasy relevant, but Brasier doesn't miss ample bats to be a fantasy factor.
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Spring struggles continue
Brasier allowed four runs on four hits while retiring just one batter in Monday's Cactus League game against Atlanta.
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Shipped to Wrigleyville
The Dodgers traded Brasier to the Cubs on Tuesday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Loses roster spot
Brasier was designated for assignment by the Dodgers on Thursday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
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Serving as opener in Game 2
Brasier will be the Dodgers' opening pitcher Monday in Game 2 of the NLCS against the Mets, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
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Opening Game 4
Brasier will serve as the Dodgers' opening pitcher for Wednesday's matchup with the Padres in Game 4 of the NLDS, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Drawing interest as free agent
The Mets are interested in Brasier, Pat Ragazzo of SI.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Brasier was designated for assignment by the Dodgers on Thursday in a move that says more about the bullpen depth of the champs than Brasier's ability. The 37-year-old held a 3.54 ERA and 25:5 K:BB over 28 regular-season innings in 2024 and is owed a reasonable $4.5 million in 2025. Brasier figures to have no shortage of suitors.
Brasier was designated for assignment by the Dodgers on Thursday in a move that says more about the bullpen depth of the champs than Brasier's ability. The 37-year-old held a 3.54 ERA and 25:5 K:BB over 28 regular-season innings in 2024 and is owed a reasonable $4.5 million in 2025. Brasier figures to have no shortage of suitors.