Finnegan and Rainey

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Cishek is cooked. I'd move him for a sandwich. Still think Clippard should be up here

can't really argue too much.  I just hope Cishek can be spotted in and deceive somebody into making an offer.  I cannot figure out the Clippard thing.  I had assumed he was here to show he could still pitch and be moved at the deadline.  They obviously have something else in mind.  It's not like Machado and Weems and Clay are all that young. 

[Section214]

I think Rainey has done enough over the last few years to prove he is a solid back-end of the bullpen piece. I am sure the Nationals will get a bunch of calls about him next month, can I interest them in Finnegan instead? Or perhaps Cishek??

[Senatorswin]

Both relievers have a few years left of Nats control. I think they both have the stuff to be part of the future, especially Rainey.

[Slateman]

Finnegan is 30. Rainey is 29. Someone offers you a legit prospect, you do it

[JCA-CrystalCity]

The years of team control means you may get more back than Carl Jr can get you. Relievers are more important on the margins of the playoffs. Until we establish a front 3 in the rotation and 5 or so position regulars, late innings relievers are a luxury

[Slateman]

The years of team control means you may get more back than Carl Jr can get you. Relievers are more important on the margins of the playoffs. Until we establish a front 3 in the rotation and 5 or so position regulars, late innings relievers are a luxury

But they are both relievers with no real history of being back end guys. Like I said, if someone offers something decent, do it.

Honestly, guys like Finnegan and Rainey should be your most replaceable guys. Like, they throw upper 90s with a decent slide piece. Okay, that should be replaceable. But this team just struggles so hard with that. It hangs on too long to starters and waits too long to convert them. It fails to develop pitching at any appreciable level.

[Slateman]

Time to move on from Finnegan. Yet another pitcher we failed to develop

[Chelsea_Phil]

Can Someone explain in simple matter what that third base issue was all about?