Zych, who has 14 strikeouts in 7.2 spring innings with just one walk, figures to pitch in a late-inning role this season.
Zych has impressed this spring with his 96-mph sinking fastball and nasty slider. He's struck out nearly 44 percent of batters faced. Steve Cishek is the closer and Joaquin Benoit the right-handed setup man, but Zych should get plenty of action in the seventh and eighth innings. Benoit is the next line for saves behind Cishek, but Zych figures to be next up.