The Reds have designated right-handed reliever Michael Feliz for assignment, tweets C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic. He’d been on a minor league rehab assignment that had drawn to a close, and the Reds opted against adding him back to the MLB roster. Cincinnati now has 38 players on its 40-man roster.
Feliz, 28, was a May waiver claim by the Reds out of the Pirates organization and appeared in nine games before landing on the injured list with a sprained right elbow. He yielded a dozen runs on 13 hits and four walks with nine strikeouts during his brief time in the organization.
The elbow injury ultimately sidelined Feliz for more than two months, but he recently wrapped up a rehab assignment and is apparently healthy now. The Reds determined their current bullpen group to be sufficient, clearly, and because Feliz is out of minor league options, he’ll now be exposed to outright waivers or released.
Feliz posted an impressive 30.5 percent strikeout rate and a 3.99 ERA in 56 1/3 innings with Pittsburgh back in 2019, but command problems and arm injuries have hindered him throughout his big league career. He’s missed time with shoulder and forearm injuries prior to this year’s elbow troubles. In 241 MLB innings between Houston, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, the hard-throwing Feliz owns a 5.38 ERA with a 30 percent strikeout rate and a 9.9 percent walk rate.
was horrible for Cincy, smart move and now they can work with waiver claims/minor league call ups
No loss here. He had been terrible since joining them and they actually have better options now. Antone will be back soon. Santillan has pitched well in relief and even Hoffman has pitched well as the long guy. If Amir can figure his stuff out they actually might make noise if they hold that wild card. Offense is deep and Winker hopefully comes back only when 100%.
It’s what needed to be done at this time. Getting Winker’s back together and a strong bullpen are priorities. The team is playing strong at the right time. Go Reds!!!!! Playoff baseball is fun for sure.
Likely a move to bring T J Anton on roster
Feliz is a familiar story: great stuff, he just too often has no idea where it’s going. Too many walks and way too many homers allowed seem to be the norm.
It think Feliz was on the 60-day IL. That would mean Cincy’s still at 39 players on its roster.
They are at 38 now with the DFA of Feliz
Feliz was on the 60-day IL. Players on the 60-day IL are not counted on the 40-man. If the Reds were at 39 players before the DFA then they are still at 39.
He’s an NPB target or for an even more bullpen needy MLB team.
Hunter Greene will be in ‘nati in a week.