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Kyle Finnegan
Washington Nationals
Pitcher
2025 Projected Value: $5
2025 Actual Value: $8 Difference: $3
Based on 10-team NL-only league

Player Stats Daily Log

Year	W	L	Sv	Hold	IP	H	BB	SO	ER	ERA	WHIP	Rate
2025 proj	3	4	22	8	65.0	61	24	61	29	4.02	1.308	31.4
2025	0	1	9	0	11.7	11	7	13	4	3.09	1.543	62.1
2024	3	8	38	0	63.7	61	24	60	26	3.68	1.335	58.3
2023	7	5	28	8	69.3	66	24	63	29	3.76	1.298	51.9
2022	6	4	11	14	66.7	54	22	70	26	3.51	1.140	36.0
2021	5	9	11	13	66.7	68	34	69	28	3.78	1.530	29.2
2020	1	0	0	4	24.7	21	13	27	8	2.92	1.378	25.0

Player News

Date	News
4/22/25	Red Sox Trade Idea Flips Hunter Dobbins for Kyle Finnegan. A Boston Red Sox trade idea has them acquiring Washington Nationals closer Kyle Finnegan. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/red-sox-trade-ide...
4/21/25	Red Sox Could Trade For Marlins 'Attractive' Reliever To Bolster Bullpen. The Boston Red Sox are still in the business of strengthening their bullpen between now and July's trade deadline. Besides figuring out who will be the team's main closer come fall, Boston would also benefit from adding another late-inning arm to the staff, which is why someone like Washington Nationals reliever Kyle Finnegan would be a good fit . Another name to watch for the Red Sox is Anthony Bender of the Miami Marlins. On Friday, Bender was listed by Bleacher Report's Tim Kelly as one of the 10 most likely players to be traded this summer. “Outside of (Sandy) Alcántara, there aren't a ton of obvious trade candidates on a Marlins team that is devoid of household names,” Kelly wrote. “But Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/red-sox/boston-red-sox-news...
4/10/25	Nationals Listed as Potential Candidate To Sign Former All-Star Relief Pitcher. With the Washington Nationals starting to heat up a bit, the team could afford to address an area of weakness. After a slow start to the campaign, the Nationals are playing much better baseball of late. Over the last two seasons, Washington has won 71 games in each of them. Fortunately, the late re-signing of Kyle Finnegan has paid dividends, with the veteran right-hander off to a strong start. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/nationals/news/nationals-li...
3/17/25	Washington Nationals Rising Pitching Prospect Preparing for Key Outing. The Washington Nationals enter the final week of spring training trying to flesh out the remaining roles on their team. The Nationals didn't make flashy moves in the offseason and managed to luck into bringing back last year's closer, Kyle Finnegan, on a cheaper deal after releasing him suddenly in November. Entering this spring training, the goal for starting pitcher Brad Lord was to get him some more work with the Major League team before sending him back to the minor leagues. Lord threw a spotless inning of relief in Monday's spring training game loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/nationals/news/washington-n...
3/15/25	Could Star Closer's Glaring Flaw Haunt Washington Nationals This Season?. The Washington Nationals surprised a lot of people early in the MLB offseason when they decided to non-tender their closer Kyle Finnegan. Finnegan recorded a career-high 38 saves, earning his first All-Star appearance. Projected to earn $8.6 million in arbitration, the Nationals approached their closer about working out a deal prior to the hearing. It ended up being the right move, as Finnegan was met with a surprisingly cold market. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/nationals/news/could-star-c...
3/09/25	Washington Nationals Lauded by Former MLB Executive for Bullpen Strategy. Early in the MLB offseason, the Washington Nationals made a decision that surprised a lot of people. Despite needing some help with their bullpen, they decided to non-tender their closer, Kyle Finnegan. The decision made him an free agent instantly. It certainly wasn't from a lack of trying to get a deal done, as the two sides did negotiate prior to arbitration. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/nationals/news/washington-n...
3/09/25	Washington Nationals All-Star Reliever Tracking Toward Opening Day Roster. It's been roughly 10 days since the Washington Nationals re-signed last year's All-Star closer, Kyle Finnegan. On Friday, the right-hander crossed the next milestone off the list by throwing to hitters in live batting practice for the first time. “You're more thinking about yourself and how your body's moving and if the pitches are doing what you want them to do,” Finnegan said. MLB.com reported that the plan is for Finnegan to be ready to contribute for opening day. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/nationals/news/washington-n...
3/03/25	Details of Kyle Finnegan's $6 million, 1-year contract with the Washington Nationals. Details of Kyle Finnegan's $6 million, one-year contract with the Washington Nationals: 2025 base salary: $6 million, of which $4 million is deferred Deferred money payable $2 million on Jan. 15, 2027, and $2 million on Jan. 15, 2028 FILE - Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan delivers during a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sept. 14, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File) Winnipeg Free Press \| Newsletter The Warm-Up Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Sign up for The Source: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/baseball/...
2/28/25	Washington Nationals Have Plan To Maximize Effectiveness of Star Closer. The Washington Nationals made waves earlier in the offseason when they non-tendered their star closer Kyle Finnegan. It was a shocking move at the time, and one that solely came down to money since the right-hander had been solid for the team with a 3.56 ERA in 291 games and was coming off an All-Star selection in 2024 with a career-high 38 saves. In an even more shocking twist of fate, the 33-year-old remained on the market until Washington brought him back in a late-offseason move on a one-year, $6 million deal. Now, the major question mark that still existed in this bullpen regarding who was going to close out games is solved with the reunion of Finnegan, something that makes this team more complete on paper as they look to take the next step forward in their rebuild. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/nationals/news/washington-n...
2/27/25	Nationals announce their deal with Kyle Finnegan and designate Stone Garrett for assignment. Closer Kyle Finnegan finalized his one-year, $6 million deal with the Washington Nationals, who designated outfielder Stone Garrett for assignment on Thursday. The 33-year-old Finnegan, a right-hander, was an NL All-Star for the first time last season. In five seasons in the majors, all with the Nationals, Finnegan is 22-26 with a 3.56 ERA, 88 saves in 109 chances and 288 strikeouts over 290 1/3 innings. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/nationals-announc...
2/26/25	Sources: Nats, All-Star closer Finnegan have deal. The Nationals are bringing back All-Star closer Kyle Finnegan on a one-year, $6 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jesse Rogers. Finnegan made 38 saves last season but had a 5.79 ERA in the second half of the season. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44013214/nats-...
2/25/25	Washington Nationals Sign Major Free Agent, Reunite With All-Star Closer. The Washington Nationals have done immense work on their bullpen throughout the offseason, and this continued as they were able to retain All-Star closer Kyle Finnegan, as reported by Robert Murray of FanSided. Further reporting from Jesse Rogers of ESPN makes it clear that the contract is a one-year, $6 million deal for the veteran reliever. Finnegan has been with the Nationals since 2020 after working with the Oakland Athletics from 2013 to 2019 in the minor leagues. Last year, he produced 38 saves in 65 appearances, with 60 strikeouts to 24 walks, a 1.335 WHIP and only nine home runs allowed. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/nationals/news/washington-n...
1/12/25	Is Washington Nationals' Newest Reliever Closer Competition or Insurance?. The risk in non-tendering Kyle Finnegan was not having a plan for the ninth inning. The Washington Nationals are still attempting to put together that plan, and it could now include Jorge López. The Nationals agreed to a one-year deal with the right-hander. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/nationals/news/is-washingto...
1/10/25	Angels Among 4 Teams Showing Interest in $25 Million All-Star Reliever: Report. The Los Angeles Angels are reportedly interested in signing All-Star reliever Kyle Finnegan. Finnegan received his first All-Star selection last season and finished second among National League relievers (third overall) with 38 saves. Finnegan has played his entire five-year MLB career with the Nationals, posting a solid 3.56 ERA, a 1.319 WHIP, and 88 saves across 290.1 career innings. The Angels are looking at rebuilding their pitching staff after suffering through a franchise-worst season. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/angels/angels-news/angels-a...
12/28/24	How Washington Nationals' Offseason Moves Impact Salary Arbitration Bill. Entering the offseason, the Washington Nationals had a projected salary arbitration bill of $26.9 million, per MLB Trade Rumors. Entering the new year, the Nationals have a projected salary arbitration bill of $25.3 million. The Nationals subtracted three players from that bill at the non-tender deadline. Opting not to tender a deal to closer Kyle Finnegan, who was due a projected $8.6 million, was the most curious. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/nationals/news/how-washingt...
12/22/24	Washington Nationals Manager Excited About Evan Reifert's Potential. One of the spots on the Washington Nationals roster that needs to be addressed this offseason is their bullpen. In a surprising move, they non-tendered closer Kyle Finnegan after pre-arbitration negotiations didn't result in a contract getting finalized. Without Finnegan in the mix, the team is lacking established options to use in late-game situations. Right now, workhorse Derek Law and young lefty Jose A. Ferrer are the only options locked into roles heading into 2025. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/nationals/news/washington-n...
12/20/24	Washington Nationals Will Regret Missing on Christian Walker in Free Agency. Washington Nationals fans have to be a little bit disappointed with how the offseason has unfolded to this point. It is nice that they will be able to add another young player with immense potential to the organization after landing the No. 1 pick in the 2025 MLB Draft Lottery. To this point, the Nationals have only made one significant move to the Major League roster and that was signing pitcher Michael Soroka to a one-year, $9 million deal. Another significant move was the surprising decision to non-tender closer Kyle Finnegan. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/nationals/news/washington-n...
12/17/24	Washington Nationals Insider: Non-Tendering Closer Biggest Offseason Question. One of the most curious transactions any team made this offseason was the Washington Nationals non-tendering their top closer, Kyle Finnegan, at the deadline. Others saw it as the Nationals potentially getting away from a player who was 33 years old and hoping to avoid a potential downturn in performance. It doesn't mean Washington won't do either, but to Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman, who covers the team for MASN Sports, the Finnegan transaction may actually be the most important transaction of the offseason, though he's not sure exactly what the transaction tells everyone just yet. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/nationals/news/washington-n...
12/01/24	Kyle Finnegan Dubbed Notable Free Agent After Getting Non-Tendered By Nationals. The Washington Nationals cut ties with their All-Star closer a few weeks back, adding yet another intriguing reliever to the free agent market. Kyle Finnegan got non-tendered ahead of MLB's league-wide deadline on Nov. 22, ending his five-year stint with the Nationals. 12 days later, Finnegan was named one of MLB Trade Rumors ' five non-tendered pitchers worth keeping an eye on. Finnegan, 33, made his first career All-Star appearance in 2024. Through June 3, he had a 1.98 ERA and 0.936 WHIP. The righty struggled down the stretch, though, posting a 5.93 ERA and 1.866 WHIP from then on out. Still, he finished the season with a 3.68 ERA, 1.335 WHIP and 1.0 WAR, converting 38 of his 43 save opportunities. Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/all...
11/28/24	What Are the Pros and Cons of Nationals Pursuing Former New York Mets Ace?. The Washington Nationals are heading into free agency and the offseason looking to improve a young organization. After winning 71 games in 2024, there are clearly some needs for the Nationals. When it comes to pitching, there are some holes in the bullpen after letting both Kyle Finnegan and Tanner Rainey become free agents recently. Also, the starting rotation could use a veteran arm. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/nationals/news/what-are-the...

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