Nationals Tie Knot With Gio Gonzalez

Gio Gonzalez has agreed to a contract extension with the Washington Nationals just three weeks after the left-hander was acquired in a trade with the Oakland Athletics. The Nationals said Sunday the deal runs though the 2016 season and includes options for two more years. Gonzalez had filed for arbitration on Friday. The 26-year-old Gonzalez went 16-12 last season - a career high...

WASHINGTON -- Gio Gonzalez agreed to a five-year, $42 million contract with the Washington Nationals on Sunday, just three weeks after the left-hander was acquired in a trade with the Oakland Athletics. The deal includes options for two more years. It's the largest guaranteed contract for a pitcher eligible for arbitration for the first time. The 26-year-old Gonzalez went 16...

The Washington Nationals have locked up the guy they just traded for, Gio Gonzalez, for 5 years 45 million dollars. Again, I’ve really liked this trade for awhile as the Nationals got a young and controllable left handed power arm to go with Stephen Strasburg and Jordan Zimmerman. The Nationals are building one heck of an organization, and fi they could lock Prince Fielder...

Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez's new $42 million, five-year contract includes both a club option and a vesting player option that could make it worth $65.5 million over seven seasons. The deal, announced by Washington on Sunday, includes a $500,000 signing bonus and salaries of $3.25 million in 2012, $6.25 million in 2013, $8.5 million in 2014, $11 million in 2015 and $12 million...

Gio's Twitter profile pictureIt’s still hard to tell if the Washington Nationals will get Prince Fielder, or if they’re even seriously pursuing them,but their acquisition of Gio Gonzalez alone should get Nationals fans excitedfor the upcoming season (pitchers and catchers report in just over amonth!!!!!) Admittedly the Nationalsgave up a lot of prospects to the Oakland Athletics...

Pitcher Gio Gonzalez agreed to a $42 million, five-year contract with the Washington Nationals, less than a month after the left-hander was acquired in a trade with the Oakland Athletics.

Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez's new $42 million, five-year contract includes both a club option and a vesting player option that could make it worth $65.5 million over seven seasons. The deal, announced by Washington on Sunday, includes a $500,000 signing bonus and salaries of $3.25 million in 2012, $6.25 million in 2013, $8.5 million in 2014, $11 million in 2015 and $12 million in 2006.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Gio Gonzalez has agreed to a contract extension with the Washington Nationals just three weeks after the left-hander was acquired in a trade with the Oakland Athletics.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez's new $42 million, five-year contract includes both a club option and a vesting player option that could make it worth $65.5 million over seven seasons.

Jayson Stark of ESPN.com reports that the Phillies have agreed to a minor league contract with free-agent pitcher Joel Pineiro, according to a major league source. The deal includes an invitation to the Phillies’ big league spring training camp. Pineiro, 33, went 7-7 with a 5.13 ERA while dealing with shoulder tightness last season which required some time on the disabled...

In the past few days, the Washington Nationals have been busy with housekeeping. They've extended Gio Gonzalez, a $42 million outlay that'll keep the left-hander in Washington through at least 2016. They've given hefty raises to Jordan Zimmermann and Tyler Clippard in their first years of arbitration, and they boosted ...

Young pitching is always in demand in the MLB. Young studs Mat Latos, Trevor Cahill, Michael Pineda, and Gio Gonzalez were all dealt this offseason for top 100 prospects. It's a known fact that teams are in love with cost-controlled, successful MLB pitchers, and they're not hesitating to give up young, unproven players for them, often in large quantities. Here's a list...