This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/nationals as Nationals Did Well Getting Two Rising Pitching Prospects in Deal for Kyle Finnegan. The Washington Nationals have been in talks to move their closer since last year, and he was finally dealt away when they moved Kyle Finnegan to the Detroit Tigers.

Hours before the MLB trade deadline, the Detroit Tigers are acquiring right-handed relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan from the Washington Nationals, according to multiple reports

It’s hard to tell the story of the Washington Nationals over the past five years without Kyle Finnegan. On Thursday, however, the Nationals determined that the 33-year-old closer won’t be a part of their next chapter. They sent him to the Detroit Tigers for right-handed pitching prospects Josh Randall and R.J. Sales.