Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann, a second-year arbitration player, is currently focused on getting a salary locked in for 2013. But he will be ready for long-term extension negotiations once that’s settled.
Zimmermann, who filed for $5.8 million and was offered $4.6 million when arbitration figures were exchanged, spoke Sunday with beat writer Mark Zuckerman of CSNWashington.com’s Nats Insider:
The 26-year-old right-hander posted a stellar 2.94 ERA and 1.17 WHIP across 32 starts last season, fanning 153 batters and walking only 43 in 195 2/3 innings. He is under club control through the 2015 campaign.