WASHINGTON (AP)—Outfielder Josh Willingham agreed to a $4.6 million contract
for 2010 with the Washington Nationals, who also avoided arbitration with three
other players.
Catchers Jesus Flores and Wil Nieves and right-hander Jason Bergmann agreed to
one-year deals with Washington on Tuesday, the day players and teams submitted
figures for arbitration.
Flores and Bergmann got salaries of $750,000 for next season, while Nieves
agreed to a $700,000 deal. Their 2009 salaries ranged from $415,500 to $445,000
in 2009.
Flores, expected to split time at catcher with free-agent signee Ivan Rodriguez,
can earn bonuses of $10,000 for 70 games played, $15,000 for 80, and $25,000
for 90. Flores hit .301 in only 93 at-bats in 2009, when he missed time after
being hit by a foul ball, then needed shoulder surgery.
Willingham hit .260 with 24 homers and 61 RBIs in 427 at-bats last season, his
first after being traded to Washington by the Florida Marlins. He earned $2.95
million after agreeing to a contract right before an arbitration hearing.
Tuesday's deals leave the Nationals with two arbitration-eligible players:
relievers Brian Bruney and Sean Burnett.
Bruney, acquired in an offseason trade with the New York Yankees, asked for
$1.85 million in arbitration, while the Nationals offered $1.5 million. He made
$1.25 million last season.
Burnett asked for a raise from $408,000 to $925,000. The Nationals offered
$775,000.
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