Struggling Finnegan moving to 'pen in Minors

Finnegan strikes out Rivera ATLANTA -- When the Reds optioned Brandon Finnegan to Triple-A Louisville on May 9, they hoped the left-hander would figure things out and return to the big league rotation. Finnegan, who voiced his displeasure about that demotion a few weeks later, hasn't found it in Louisville either.

The organization is now recalibrating the goal. President of baseball operations Dick Williams revealed Tuesday that Finnegan will be moved into Louisville's bullpen for upcoming games.

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"This is no punishment, whatsoever. We're just not seeing the performance that we've seen before," Williams said. "At the end of '16, he was an effective starting pitcher. Then…