Nats Journal: A look at the Nationals' payroll and their options

Do the Nationals have one more move left before offseason cedes to spring training? Their recent actions suggest they might. They structured two-year contracts with Jordan Zimmermann and Ian Desmond with a higher salary for 2015, saving about $3 million for the 2014 payroll. They also offered reliever Grant Balfour something close to the two-year, $12 million deal he accepted from Tampa. It seems like the Nationals are keeping options open.