24-year-old Michael Feliz is a right-handed relief pitcher from Azua, Dominican Republic. In May of 2010 he signed with the Astros as an international free agent, worked his way through the Houston farm system, and made his Major League debut in 2015.
Michael Feliz throws a fastball that sits in the 95-97 miles per hour range and it can surpass 100 miles per hour. Feliz also throws a slider that can be a wipeout pitch, and he flashes a plus changeup at times as well.
The slider that Feliz throws can be a real weapon. In 2017 he allowed just 15 hits off of his slider.