The Nats got Eriq Swan in a trade from the Los Angeles Dodgers about an hour before Thursday's deadline. They also got Sean Paul Linan in the deal that sent outfielder Alex Call to L.A. The return was reported by Andrew Golden of the Washington Post.

The Washington Nationals have been in talks to move their closer since last year, and he was finally dealt away when they moved Kyle Finnegan to the Detroit Tigers. Even going back to last deadline, Finnegan was someone who was talked about a lot before the Nationals decided to hold onto him.