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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

It's not THAT bad (though, let's be honest, this is the Royals, so...)

Finnegan missed ONE start this year as a precaution and his shoulder is otherwise fine. He blamed the shoulder tightness/inflammation on sleeping on it funny.

He was 4th in the NCAA in K:9 before the skipped start, and pitched well enough once he came back to before the NCAA leader in K:9.

It is the only injury I can find in his college career, so calling him "Injury plagued" really doesn't fit.

Now, if you want to talk about his size and durability, those are possibly legit concerns. He also has some flack in his mechanics that makes them less than ideal (but adds deception).

Every scouting report I can find, though, shows him maintaining his velocity though 100 pitches, which lessens any concerns I'd have about his size.

The Royals passed on some guys like Chris Sale in round 1 because they weren't "classic" pitchers in terms of size/appearance. I'm actually fine with the idea of being a little more outside-the-box on a guy like this.

It would be nice if he could be a Sept call up to add to the bullpen. His K:9 rate hopefully translates into pro ball.