After landing Paul Sewald in a surprise deal with the Cleveland Guardians, the Detroit Tigers stayed aggressive on Thursday. Detroit is clearly doubling down on improving its bullpen ahead of the 2025 trade deadline.

The Tigers are finalizing a deal to acquire closer Kyle Finnegan from the Nationals in exchange for two pitching prospects from the 2024 draft, sources told ESPN.

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.