Cardinals' Kyle Ryan: Assigned to Triple-A Memphis

Ryan was assigned to minor league camp Wednesday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

The relief pitcher was invited to spring training as a potential third left-handed option in the Cardinals' bullpen heading into the 2022 season, but he'll begin the campaign with Triple-A Memphis. Ryan struggled to a 6.75 ERA and 1.73 WHIP over 13.1 innings with the Cubs in 2021. He'll look to bring those numbers back down closer to his career figures of a 4.05 ERA and 1.38 WHIP this year.