Brandon Finnegan
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 5' 11" 216LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 1, #17, Kansas City Royals | Texas Christian
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 10 11 3.98 31 31 0 172 145 1.36
2017 1 1 4.15 4 4 0 13 16 1.69
2018 0 3 7.40 5 5 0 20.2 14 2.03
5 Seasons 16 18 4.11 67 44 0 260.2 230 1.39
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 31 10-11 3.98 172 145 1.36
2017 4 1-1 4.15 13 16 1.69
2018 5 0-3 7.40 20.2 14 2.03
5 Seasons 67 16-18 4.11 260.2 230 1.39
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 22 751 130 10 7.7 5.1 88.3 112.3 7.6 27.7 .236 .411 .312 .329 .384 33.8 22.8 10.7 3.56 4.55
2016 23 2884 501 40 8.0 5.4 88.3 113.2 13.9 38.9 .258 .444 .324 .347 .389 35.5 19.8 11.4 3.98 5.21
2017 24 241 30 1 3.3 1.7 87.6 112.7 1.9 30.0 .179 .286 .317 .308 .305 27.6 27.1 22.0 4.15 4.07
2018 25 396 74 5 6.8 4.9 88.5 109.9 13.0 32.4 .299 .476 .399 .376 .392 41.9 13.6 14.6 7.40 6.31
Player 4272 735 56 7.6 5.1 88.3 113.2 12.2 35.9 .254 .433 .328 .344 .385 35.6 20.1 12.2
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Finnegan relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(36.6%) ,
Sinker
(29.0%) ,
Slider
(23.0%) ,
Changeup
(11.5%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 55.4 18.5 21.5 4.6 31.5 45.4 23.1 2.3 46.2 16.9 16.9 6.2 7.7 5.1
2016 40.9 21.6 31.3 6.2 35.5 37.1 27.3 3.8 28.3 26.7 25.5 5.4 8.0 5.4
2017 53.3 20.0 26.7 0.0 40.0 40.0 16.7 0.0 50.0 16.7 16.7 10.0 3.3 1.7
2018 40.5 29.7 27.0 2.7 40.5 32.4 25.7 1.4 36.5 24.3 21.6 9.5 6.8 4.9
Player 43.9 21.8 29.0 5.3 35.5 38.2 26.0 3.1 33.2 24.4 23.3 6.1 7.6 5.1
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2018 Slider CIN L 88 81.8 44.3 1.6 4.7GLV -2.2 -1.4 3.1 4.7GLV -0.7
2018 Sinker CIN L 111 90.4 21.6 -2.9 14.5ARM -0.3 12.8 -3.3 14.5ARM 0.2
2018 Changeup CIN L 44 82.9 31.9 -1.0 12.4ARM -1.2 8.8 -1.2 12.4ARM -1.7
2018 4-Seam Fastball CIN L 140 91.3 16.3 0.9 6.9ARM -0.7 17.2 1.6 6.9ARM -1.0
2017 4-Seam Fastball CIN L 63 93.5 9.9 4.7 3.7ARM -4.6 22.0 5.0 3.7ARM -4.3
2017 Changeup CIN L 45 84.3 25.7 -4.6 8.4ARM -5.2 13.2 -3.4 8.4ARM -5.0
2017 Sinker CIN L 102 92.5 14.3 -6.9 10.2ARM -4.8 18.2 -7.2 10.2ARM -3.6
2017 Slider CIN L 30 84.5 35.3 -1.3 6.6GLV 2.1 4.4 -1.3 6.6GLV 1.1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2018 4-Seam Fastball -1.4 -2 140 35.4 44 .306 .639 .424 14.3 13.6 13.3 .263 .449 .346 48.5
2018 Sinker -1.0 -1 111 28.0 23 .350 .550 .428 12.2 4.3 9.1 .372 .669 .474 42.1
2018 Slider -1.5 -1 88 22.2 21 .250 .400 .300 25.0 23.8 15.2 .270 .364 .294 26.7
2018 Changeup -4.5 -2 44 11.1 8 .571 .714 .581 16.7 0.0 0.0 .445 .527 .458 42.9
2017 Sinker 0.7 1 102 42.3 25 .158 .316 .320 24.4 16.0 21.1 .198 .380 .352 26.7
2017 4-Seam Fastball -3.4 -2 63 26.1 18 .308 .308 .394 35.0 38.9 31.8 .212 .229 .334 16.7
2017 Changeup -2.6 -1 45 18.7 11 .222 .444 .355 50.0 27.3 50.0 .148 .271 .268 33.3
2017 Slider 2.7 1 30 12.4 4 .000 .000 .000 37.5 50.0 14.3 .051 .057 .049 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2014 58 221 2 1 -4 -1 -2
2015 197 751 1 8 -4 -3 2
2016 732 2,879 9 20 -16 -10 3
2017 58 240 2 2 -4 -2 -2
2018 96 383 -1 1 -5 -2 -6
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 751 49.1 64.2 82.3 25.7 56.1 43.3 57.9 44.6 24.2 5.2 79.5
2016 2,884 47.9 65.5 81.7 27.2 63.6 44.3 54.6 45.5 22.6 7.2 76.9
2017 241 43.3 63.5 75.8 19.9 44.4 38.8 49.2 39.0 33.0 9.2 72.7
2018 396 48.3 71.4 84.1 23.7 78.7 38.1 54.9 45.5 16.1 8.4 93.8
Player 4,272 47.9 65.7 81.8 26.2 62.7 43.3 54.9 45.0 22.8 7.1 78.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2015 57 32 29
2016 14 34 24 18 11 5 11 59 40 40 8 44 28 39 41 24
2017 50 48 36
2018 22 36 20
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 22.7 29 26.5 3 13 21 10 34.5
2017 23.9 1 1.0 0 1 0 1 100.0
2018 23.8 5 4.0 1 0 5 1 20.0
Player 22.9 35 31.5 4 14 26 12 34.3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2016 29 28 21 32 29 22 30 23 23 19 26 30 27 24 26 32 14 25 26 30 27 20 35 35 23 24 29 34 28 30 22
2017 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2018 5 4 2 3 4 5 6 5 4 2 5 5 4 2 4 5 4 5 2 6 3 3 6 5 2 4 3 5 4 5 3
Player 35 33 24 36 35 28 37 29 28 22 32 36 32 27 31 38 19 31 29 37 31 24 42 41 26 29 33 40 33 36 26
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.2 92.3 -0.9 ↓ 92.9 0.6 ↑ 90.9 -2.0 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 85.7 85.5 -0.2 ↓ 84.3 -1.2 ↓ 82.9 -1.4 ↓
Breaking Velocity 82.8 84.0 1.2 ↑ 84.5 0.5 ↑ 81.8 -2.7 ↓
Exit Velocity 88.3 88.3 0.0 87.6 -0.7 ↓ 88.5 0.9 ↑
Launch Angle 7.6 13.9 6.3 ↑ 1.9 -12.0 ↓ 13.0 11.1 ↑
Barrel % 7.7 8.0 0.3 ↑ 3.3 -4.7 ↓ 6.8 3.5 ↑
Hard Hit % 33.8 35.5 1.7 ↑ 27.6 -7.9 ↓ 41.9 14.3 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 27.7 38.9 11.2 ↑ 30.0 -8.9 ↓ 32.4 2.4 ↑
xBA .236 .258 0.022 ↑ .179 -0.079 ↓ .299 0.120 ↑
BA .216 .236 0.020 ↑ .196 -0.040 ↓ .318 0.122 ↑
xwOBA .329 .347 0.018 ↑ .308 -0.039 ↓ .376 0.068 ↑
wOBA .312 .324 0.012 ↑ .317 -0.007 ↓ .399 0.082 ↑
xSLG .411 .444 0.033 ↑ .286 -0.158 ↓ .476 0.190 ↑
SLG .409 .421 0.012 ↑ .304 -0.117 ↓ .553 0.249 ↑
K% 22.8 19.8 -3.0 ↓ 27.1 7.3 ↑ 13.6 -13.5 ↓
BB% 10.7 11.4 0.7 ↑ 22.0 10.6 ↑ 14.6 -7.4 ↓
Swing % 44.6 45.5 0.9 ↑ 39.0 -6.5 ↓ 45.5 6.5 ↑
Whiff% 24.2 22.6 -1.6 ↓ 33.0 10.4 ↑ 16.1 -16.9 ↓
In Zone % 49.1 47.9 -1.2 ↓ 43.3 -4.6 ↓ 48.3 5.0 ↑
Out of Zone % 50.9 52.1 1.2 ↑ 56.7 4.6 ↑ 51.7 -5.0 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 25.7 27.2 1.5 ↑ 19.9 -7.3 ↓ 23.7 3.8 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 30.5 27.4 -3.1 ↓ 27.1 -0.3 ↓ 26.5 -0.6 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 57.9 54.6 -3.3 ↓ 49.2 -5.4 ↓ 54.9 5.7 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 721 .321 557 10 1.8 164 47 28.7
2017 Shifts 58 .323 50 0 0.0 8 0 0.0
2018 Shifts 100 .396 79 0 0.0 21 3 14.3
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2014 41 20.7 0.0% 2.4% 13 22.2 0.0% 7.7%
2015 231 20.2 10.8% 6.9% 112 23.3 8.9% 20.5%
2016 853 17.3 25.0% 2.2% 473 23.5 5.7% 16.9%
2017 68 16.9 16.2% 1.5% 48 23.3 0.0% 2.1%
2018 81 14.7 59.3% 0.0% 82 22.1 0.0% 3.7%

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Pitch Distribution

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