The Cincinnati Reds will have to see which team comes out of spring training next year. In 2016 the first half was the half of Alfredo Simon. Not so much in the sense that he had a great half, but in the sense that he was emblematic of the Reds’ situation.
In the first half of the season Simon went 2-7 with a 9.45 ERA while starting eleven games. Brandon Finnegan somehow started 18 games in the first half, but Simon’s number was good for fourth on the team. A pitcher with an ERA over 9 had the fourth most starts in first half.