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.

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.

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.