Nats, Zimmermann avoid arb. with 1-yr deal
Jordan Zimmermann - S - Washington Nationals
Feb. 15, 2013 - 7:05 PM ET
Nationals and RHP Jordan Zimmermann avoided arbitration Friday by agreeing to a one-year, $5.2 million contract.
Bill Ladson of MLB.com passed along the contract terms. Zimmermann requested $5.8 million and was offered $4.6 million by the Nationals when arbitration figures were exchanged last month, so the two sides settled for a little over the midpoint. The 26-year-old right-hander originally qualified for arbitration as a Super Two player, so he remains under team control through 2015.