| Year | Team | G | IP | ERA | K | BB | WHIP | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MIL | 48 | 71.2 | 3.07 | 74 | 21 | 1.16 | 9.3 |
| 2022 | MIL | 56 | 66.1 | 3.78 | 56 | 22 | 1.27 | 7.6 |
| 2023 | COL | 69 | 69.0 | 3.38 | 61 | 27 | 1.30 | 8.0 |
| 2024 | CIN | 63 | 66.2 | 3.10 | 56 | 23 | 1.20 | 7.6 |
| 2026 2026 | LAA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
A Strike-Throwing Lefty Who Doesn't Give Up the Big Hit. The 2025 Bullpen Lacked Both.
Brent Suter is the second left-handed option the Angels added alongside Drew Pomeranz, and his value is specific: he throws strikes and he limits hard contact. He sat in the 99th percentile in average exit velocity allowed (85.8 mph) — meaning hitters simply do not square him up — while walking batters at a below-average rate. On a 2025 bullpen defined by free passes and loud contact, Suter is the corrective.
The spring ERA (8.31) looks ugly, but the underlying contact data was clean, and a veteran of ten major league seasons does not get judged on a handful of March innings. The "Raptor" has been a durable, high-volume reliever for Milwaukee, Colorado, and Cincinnati. He is exactly what a long-relief role asks for: someone who can throw multiple innings, keep the ball in the park, and not beat himself.
At 36, the margin is thin and the velocity is not coming back. But in a defined long-relief and matchup role, behind the back-end arms, Suter gives Suzuki a lefty who throws strikes and keeps innings quiet. That is a genuinely useful thing on a staff that has been neither.