If Eugenio Suarez is the player who’s stolen the show with the bat early on in the 2016 season for the Reds, Brandon Finnegan has been that guy among the pitchers. The southpaw dominated in his first start against the Phillies and took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his outing on Monday versus the Cubs in Wrigley Field. While he doesn’t have a win to show for his performance (a perfect example of why not to read into wins and losses), the 22-year-old has shown he can hack it in the starting rotation.
Let’s break down Finnegan’s game in this week’s edition of “Kill the Win.