Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan had an overall successful season serving in high-leverage situations, particularly after taking over closing duties in the second half of the season. The 31-year-old went 6-4 with 14 holds and 11 of 15 save opportunities converted with a 3.51 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, and 26.1% strikeout rate. Finnegan relied heavily on a 97-MPH sinker at 78.8% usage with a slider and split-finger fastball mixed in. He did get hit hard but kept the ball out of the air ...

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan was called upon to protect a one-run lead against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. The right-hander needed only 10 pitches to record his eighth save in 12 attempts this season. At this point, Finnegan appears to be the primary closer for Washington. The 30-year-old isn't a great fantasy option, but is worth rostering in fantasy formats where saves matter.

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan threw a scoreless ninth inning against the San Diego Padres on Thursday night. The right-hander issued a pair of walks, which made for an interesting inning. However, he was able to get Jurickson Profar to ground into a double play to escape the jam. Finnegan has converted six of his 10 save chances this season. He should get more opportunities through the final few weeks of the regular season. There's not a ton of fantasy value here with the ...

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan picked up his fifth save of the season in Monday's 5-4 win over the Cubs. Finnegan was called upon to close things out with a one-run lead and delivered a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout. It initially appeared that Finnegan would be the go-to bullpen arm for save situations when Tanner Rainey (elbow) went on the injured list with a UCL injury to his right elbow, but it now appears that he is in a timeshare with Carl Edwards Jr. Finnegan has ...

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan earned his second save in as many days on Monday, when he closed out the team's 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. He pitched a scoreless ninth inning in the game, allowing one hit and no walks while striking out one. The 30-year-old has allowed just four hits, two walks and two earned runs across 9.1 innings this month. He certainly looks like the clear closer for the Nationals after earning saves on two straight days. While we'd hesitate to...

Washington Nationals reliever Kyle Finnegan closed out the team's 4-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday to earn his second save of the year. It was his first save opportunity since the team lost Tanner Rainey (elbow) to a season-ending injury a few weeks back. Finnegan recorded the final five outs of Sunday's game, retiring each of the five batters he faced. He now owns a 3.76 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP on the year to go along with a 3.3 K/BB ratio. The 30-year-old should continue to serve ...

Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez said that right-hander Kyle Finnegan will be "the guy" in the closer's role when asked who the team's ninth-inning arm will be with Tanner Rainey (elbow) out. If Finnegan is unavailable, Carl Edwards Jr., Steve Cishek and possibly Jordan Weems will be in the mix for saves in D.C. Rainey has 12 saves on the year as the team's primary closer, but he's expected to miss the rest of the year due to a UCL sprain, so Finnegan is a priority addition for ...

Welcome back RotoBallers to our fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings heading into Week 15 of the MLB season. We recently recommended to add players like Nick Senzel, Brayan Bello, Nick Lodolo, Darick Hall and Luis Patino. We are here today as always to help you pickup the best fantasy baseball hitters and pitchers for your lineups for this week as well.For anyone who isn't familiar, every Friday, Saturday and Sunday we release all sorts of fantasy baseball waiver wire articles. As part of that,...

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan picked up his first save of the season in Monday's 3-2 win over the Pirates. Finnegan entered the game to pitch the ninth inning with a one-run lead. He got the first out on a pop-out, allowed a double, but got the next two hitters out on fly-outs to end the game. The 30-year-old hasn't pitched particularly well this season with a 4.03 ERA over 29 innings pitched. More importantly, Tanner Rainey has been the clear closing option for the ...

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan entered for the eighth inning against the Colorado Rockies on Monday and recorded his 13th hold of the season. He gave up one hit and one walk while striking out one in an inning of work. He was notably followed by fellow reliever Tanner Rainey, who recorded the save. Finnegan had been the closer since the trade deadline, but Rainey appears to have surpassed him. Finnegan is no longer worth holding on fantasy rosters.