Your'e acting like Finnegan is some sort of established closer. He isnt. He doesnt even have 30 saves in 3 seasons. Rainey had more saves than him last year and out performed him. Of Rainey were healthy, he'd be the closer.
Speaking of out performing, Harvey has significantly outperformed Finnegan. Sub-3 ERA, double digit K/9, significantly lower home run rate. He is flat out better than Finnegan in every measurable way. He is 28. He could be apart of the future. We need to find out of he can close, because if he can, he absolutely has the stuff and mentality. His fastball is very good. No one has gotten a hit off his splitter yet. Last season, both pitches produced sub.600 OPS. Harvey could very well be that playoff closer. In high leverage situations, he gets nastier. K/9 goes up and the WHIP goes down. Its far more likely that he is THAT guy than Finnegan.
Finnegan wont be good in 2026, which is the earliest the Nats will compete. And if they do before that, Rizzo wi trade for a legit closer.
Daniel Hudson got us Mason Thompson. Tanner Roark got this team Tanner Rainey. Josh Fields brought back Yordan Alvarez. You take your shot and try and get better. If the prospect doesnt pan out, fine. Thats better than winning a couple more games in a meaningless season.
