I watched a decent amount of the starting debut of Brandon Finnegan last night, where he did well with a line of 5.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 Hits, 2 BBs, 4 Ks. He primarily threw Sinkers all night, and surprisingly featured his Changeup - a pitch he used under 4% of the time as a reliever - over his Slider as his primary secondary pitch. So should you invest in the young lefty in Cincinnati? I wouldn't recommend it. Looking at his stuff alone, he didn't generate too many whiffs with his stuff despite featuring impressive K numbers in the minors, while his 13/20 first-pitch strikes make me believe he'll be more wild than a polished pitcher with K upside. He also has an unfortunate schedule remaining, facing the Cardinals, Nationals, and Pirates. This was a starting debut and it's possible he changes his gameplan moving forward - which I'll be monitoring - but I'm not too impressed for his 2016 outlook.
Let’s see what every other SP did yesterday:
