Stinkin' Mike Lincoln

Well, the Reds are only five games into the season, but the performance of Mike Lincoln has to be concerning thus far.

Lincoln had a very good first half last season (3.89 ERA), and very poor second half last season (5.47 ERA), but the Reds decided to give Lincoln a two-year, $4 million contract, hoping that Lincoln would revert to his first-half form. However, the signs don't look too good so far.

Cincinnati Reds
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Cueto (L, 0-1)	6.0	8	4	4	1	9	1	109-66	6.00
D Herrera	1.0	1	1	1	1	3	0	29-16	10.80
J Burton	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16-8	3.86
M Lincoln	1.0	3	5	5	3	0	2	30-14	34.71

And by the way, Lincoln has a 5.14 WHIP so far this season. Not a good start. Again, it's early, but concerning nonetheless.

The Reds will need solid production from their bullpen this season if they are going to be the surprise team in the National League this season. With that said, how concerned should the Reds be about Lincoln?