The Detroit Tigers showed interest in right-handed reliever Kyle Finnegan during free agency, but he signed with the Washington Nationals instead.

The Washington Nationals have continued their dismissal of pitchers in exchange for future assets. This may be the Nats' last deal before the MLB trade deadline. Midday on Thursday, they traded away veteran relief star Kyle Finnegan to the Detroit Tigers, per ESPN's Jeff Passan.

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.