MLB.com: Finnegan seeking defined starter role with Reds
By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com | @m_sheldon
GOODYEAR, Ariz. – As the Royals marched through the postseason and to a World Series title by beating the Mets last fall, reliever Brandon Finnegan was at home in Texas watching the games on TV with friends. Finnegan certainly had rooting interest, since he played for Kansas City just a few months earlier.
On July 26, Finnegan was traded to the Reds with Cody Reed and John Lamb for aceJohnny Cueto. Finnegan, who debuted as a reliever for the Royals the same year he was drafted out of TCU in 2014, was on the losing end of that year’s World Series vs. the Giants.
“Definitely, it was real bittersweet, especially knowing that if I hadn’t been traded, I would have been pitching. But I’m happy for them,” Finnegan said. “I love those guys. They were great teammates. I still talk to them all the time. It was something they worked towards and it was well overdue. They deserved it.” …
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