WASHINGTON (AP) – Nationals starting pitchers Jordan Zimmermann and Doug Fister aren’t paying attention to speculation about whether they’ll be traded before next season, the last of their current contracts.
Shortstop Ian Desmond also could be bound for free agency a year from now – or sent to another team before that – and acknowledges he’s well aware of all the talk about his future.
What has been a relatively quiet offseason for Washington could become drastically different, depending on what happens with key players not signed beyond 2015, including reliever Tyler Clippard and leadoff hitter Denard Span.
General manager Mike Rizzo might trade one or more. Or he could try as much as possible to keep together a club that won the NL East title two of the past three seasons.
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