If you sift through the annals of Opening Day games started by Cincinnati Reds pitchers, you’ll stumble across the relatively nondescript likes of Joey Hamilton and Pete Schourek. Hamilton, you may remember, carved out a decent career with the San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays before latching on with the Reds at the end of his career, posting -0.7 bWAR across three seasons while starting Opening Day in 2002. Schourek, on the heels of finishing second in the 1995 NL Cy Young Award voting in 1995, started Opening Day for the Reds in 1996, albeit with the best days of his 6.
Reds announce Scott Feldman as Opening Day starter
