The D-backs' big setup man had a bit of an inconsistent season, but was still effective.
This article is part of a series chronicling the individual seasons of players who appeared for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2024.
Ahead of the 2024 season, Ginkel suffered right elbow inflammation, but never spent time on the Injured List. And, with closer Paul Sewald sidelined with an oblique injury, began the year as Arizona's de facto closer. For the month, he allowed a .378 average, giving up 14 hits, two walks and nine runs in just eight May innings, and blew both of his official save opportunities.
Through June, he only allowed eight hits and one run over 12 innings. In July, he pitched to a 1.93 ERA and struck out an impressive 18 batters in 14 innings without issuing a walk. His swing-and-miss had begun to return, and he was dominating ina variety of situations, with his patent mound confidence seeming to return.
However, that number is to be taken with a grain of salt, as some of his raw results don't fully match the underlying metrics. I wrote extensively on that topic at the time, but Ginkel was essentially being clipped with the worst possible luck, despite executing at a very solid level.With that in mind, Ginkel's season-total 3.21 ERA is even more impressive, as it was backed by a 2.85 FIP, with his highest BABIP since the covid-shortened 2020 season.
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