One thing we do know concretely about former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brandon Finnegan is that he cleared waivers yesterday, meaning nary a franchise out there thought he was worth picking up at the cost of a roster spot. That means that while he’s still ‘former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brandon Finnegan,’ he’s still going to stick around the organization sans roster spot, which - if he can miraculously rekindle his previous form - means there’s still a chance he could be ‘future Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brandon Finnegan’ at some juncture.
A quick click on the AAA Louisville Bats roster shows his name there, but no number, and that’s by design - he’s not expected to start the 2019 season with the Bats, as MLB.