The bullpen was a bright spot for the Atlanta Braves in 2022, as its production was second in all of MLB in fWAR. However, even with relief corps doing a fantastic job as a unit, Tyler Matzek had his worst year since returning to MLB action in 2020.
With a minimum of forty innings pitched, the 2021 postseason hero was the worst reliever in MLB in terms of expected fielding independent pitching (xFIP). With an xFIP of 5.59 in 2022, it was a gigantic drop-off from his 4.01 in 2021 (82nd of 144 among qualified relievers), and 3.