Finnegan's first spring training outing will be in relief, but he's still a candidate for the starting rotation.
Manager Bryan Price explained that Finnegan's relief appearance scheduled for Tuesday is just a matter of sequencing. "Once we get them set up, if you pitch a guy an inning or two innings, you can always bring them back on three days' rest instead of four," Price said. "We just didn't want Finnegan to go all the way to the fifth to pitch in his first game."