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

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.

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