MLB.com's Bill Ladson has the story, in an article entitled, "Nats' Zimmerman avoids arbitration." Ryan Zimmerman, The Face of the Washington franchise, signed a 1-year/$3.325M dollar deal. Zimmerman was seeking $3.9M while the Nationals were offering $2.65/$2.75/ or $2.56 depending on where you're reading(they're just facts)... Zimmerman avoids arbitration. Stephen Strasburg pitches the first game of his draft year. I'm trying to find some way of tracking Strasburg tonight, check back this evening for more...