Update: Clippard signed a one-year, $4 million contract with the Nationals on Friday, avoiding arbitration, the team's official Twitter page reports.
Recommendation: Clippard performed admirably when he was asked to step into the closer role last season, converting 32 of his first 36 save opportunities. He may not get many save chances this season with Rafael Soriano in town and Drew Storen healthy, unless, of course, he gets traded.
