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2022 Diamondbacks Reviews, #21: Kevin Ginkel

I always feel Kevin needs a nickname of some kind. The Ginkelator? Ginkmeister General? Ginkzilla? I’m open to suggestions. He has had a bit of a roller-coaster career with the D-backs, since being picked in the 22nd round of the 2016 draft - a round which doesn’t even exist any more. He broke in with a stellar second-half in 2019, posting an excellent 1.48 ERA over his first 25 games in the major-leagues. That got him into the discussion as a possible future closer: unfortunately, the next two seasons had other plans. Kevin struggled to a 6.50 ERA (5.