The Tigers de Detroit, leader of the American League, in order to strengthen their weakest link for a World Series race, acquired Kyle Finnegan, Washington Nationals for two minor leaguers, he was announced on Thursday.
Finnegan, one of the five players to record 20 or more stops in each of the last three seasons, is the second veteran lift added by the Tigers in the past 24 hours, joining Paul Sewald, acquired from the Cleveland Guardians.
The Nationals received the right -handers Josh Randall and RJ Sales in the agreement because they remain occupied before the commercial deadline at 6 p.m. Washington has exchanged five players in four agreements since Friday while the organization is pushing to convert veterans into lottery tickets for its current reconstruction.
Finnegan, 33, has an MPM of 4.38 and 20 stops in 40 appearances this season. He was an All-Star in 2024, which he finished with an MPM of 3.68 and 38 stops in 65 games. His mediocre underlying figures, however, created a weak market when he reached the free agency, and he ended up joining the nationals of a one-year contract and $ 6 million. The tigers will pay him the balance of his agreement before realizing the free agency this offseason again.
Finnegan is a hard launcher – its average quick -ball speed of 96.2 MPH ranks in the 80th centile this season – but which only produced a 19.6% withdrawal rate while its tariff rate of 21.7% in the 24th centile. Its 3.60 FIP, however, suggests that it was better than its time.
It should improve the enclosure of the Tigers which ranks 27th in the majors in the era (5.68), 29th in Whip (1.54), 27th in the opponent OPS (.800) since July 1, according to ESPN Research. He also ranked 19th in the probability of victory added since June 1.
Randall, 22, has an MPM of 4.71 in 80⅓ sleeves on 17 departures between Low-A and High-A this season. It was a third round choice in last year’s draft. The sale, also 22 years old, has an MPM of 2.98 in 16 games (15 departures) in Low-A this season after being selected in the 10th round in 2024.
ESPN research has contributed to this report.
