2022 Stats
W-L
6-4
ERA
3.51
WHIP
1.14
K
70
SV
11
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Finnegan's 2022 season was basically a carbon copy of the year prior with some slight improvements. For starters, he added velocity on his sinker, a pitch he threw 79% of the time at 97 mph on average, compared to 95.6 mph in 2021. This yielded a career-best 26.1% strikeout rate, while his walk rate dropped a few percentage points to 8.2%. Finnegan also established career marks with a 1.14 WHIP, six wins and 14 holds, while tying a career high with 11 saves after Nationals' closer Tanner Rainey had season-ending Tommy John surgery. He maintained his reverse splits, performing better against lefty swingers (.185 BA since 2020) compared to right-handed batters (.273). Washington is very clearly in rebuild mode, so don't count on many save chances after the team finished with a league-low 28 saves in 2022. However, if Finnegan maintains the closer role in 2023 and holds it all season, he makes for a fine CL2. Read Past Outlooks
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Not guaranteed closer role
Finnegan was told early in the spring by manager Dave Martinez that he could be used in more of a fireman role rather than being limited to the ninth inning, Bobby Blanco of MASN reports.
ANALYSIS
"I talked to [Finnegan] already and I told him, 'Hey, look, there's gonna be days where you close. There's gonna be days where I feel like the eighth inning is where we need you the most,'" Martinez said in early March. "His response was, 'Hey, whenever you need me, I'll be ready.' I love that about him." Finnegan has collected 11 saves in each of the last two seasons and remains the most likely Washington reliever to crack double digits in 2023, but other options like Alex Colome, Hunter Harvey, Carl Edwards, Sean Doolittle (elbow) and Mason Thompson could also find themselves in the closer mix depending on matchups and performance.
"I talked to [Finnegan] already and I told him, 'Hey, look, there's gonna be days where you close. There's gonna be days where I feel like the eighth inning is where we need you the most,'" Martinez said in early March. "His response was, 'Hey, whenever you need me, I'll be ready.' I love that about him." Finnegan has collected 11 saves in each of the last two seasons and remains the most likely Washington reliever to crack double digits in 2023, but other options like Alex Colome, Hunter Harvey, Carl Edwards, Sean Doolittle (elbow) and Mason Thompson could also find themselves in the closer mix depending on matchups and performance.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
18
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What part of the game does Kyle Finnegan generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-32%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-38%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020vs Left | .185 | 73 | 42 | 48 | 8 | |||
| Since 2020vs Right | .273 | 92 | 27 | 91 | 12 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .163 | 31 | 12 | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .264 | 39 | 10 | 37 | 7 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .207 | 31 | 21 | 24 | 5 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .288 | 37 | 13 | 40 | 4 | |||
| 2020vs Left | .179 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2020vs Right | .259 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-29%
ERA at Home
2022
-61%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020Home | 2.91 | 1.25 | 86.2 | 8.5 | 3.6 | ||||
| Since 2020Away | 4.08 | 1.42 | 70.2 | 10.6 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2022Home | 2.02 | 0.87 | 35.2 | 7.8 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2022Away | 5.23 | 1.45 | 31.0 | 11.3 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2021Home | 4.58 | 1.73 | 35.1 | 8.7 | 5.3 | ||||
| 2021Away | 2.35 | 1.21 | 30.2 | 10.0 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2020Home | 1.15 | 1.02 | 15.2 | 9.8 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2020Away | 6.00 | 2.00 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Kyle Finnegan compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.18K/9
9.5BB/9
3.0HR/9
1.2Fastball
97.1 mphERA
3.51WHIP
1.14BABIP
.276GB/FB
1.70Left On Base
75.7%Exit Velocity
82.4 mphBarrels/BBE
3.6%Spin Rate
1973 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.6%Swinging Strike
13.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2021
After finally debuting when he was 28 years old on 2020, Finnegan began the season in the Nationals bullpen, collecting 11 holds in his first 40 innings despite walking 21 batters, fueling a 1.50 WHIP. Finnegan minimized damage with 44 punch outs and only four homers allowed in that span, generating a 3.37 ERA. The Nationals dealt Brad Hand and gave ninth inning duties to Finnegan. He responded with 11 saves in 14 chances, adding two more holds. His WHIP was similar, but 5 homers in his last 26 innings pushed his ERA to 3.83 in that span. His 3.55 season long ERA was a run lower that the various estimators. Even so, as the incumbent, Finnegan has the inside track to return as Washington's closer, though his career 11.7% BB% suggests his job security wouldn't be very high, and he'll need to beat out Tanner Rainey, Steve Cishek and Sean Doolittle for the job.
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Inks one-year deal
Finnegan signed a one-year, $2.325 million contract with the Nationals on Friday to avoid arbitration, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
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Throws two innings in win
Finnegan (6-4) earned the win Wednesday in the extra inning against Atlanta. He allowed no runs on one hit and no walks while striking out one over two innings.
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Collects 11th save
Finnegan didn't allow a hit or walk and struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Wednesday against Atlanta.
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Picks up save
Finnegan picked up the save in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Marlins, allowing no runs on no hits while striking out three and walking none over one inning.
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Collects ninth save
Finnegan gave up a hit in a scoreless ninth inning Friday to record his ninth save of the season in a 5-4 win over the Marlins.
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