The decision to non-tender the two relievers leaves the bullpen decidedly less experienced — and without a closer.

W ashington’s Nationals avoided arbitration with reliever Mason Thompson, signing the right-hander to a one-year deal, and at the non-tender deadline last night, the ballclub an

Kyle Finnegan and Tanner Rainey have been staples in the Washington Nationals' bullpen for the past few seasons, but they are now slated to enter free agency.