Scott Olsen’s unemployment didn’t last very long. One day after getting non-tendered by the Nationals, the left-hander re-signed a one-year, incentive-laden contract with Washington.
According to a source familiar with the deal, Olsen will earn $1 million in base salary. Incentives, though, would increase the deal to $3 million if he makes 25 starts and nearly $4 million if he makes 33 starts.
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Olsen, 25, was non-tendered by the Nationals before Saturday’s midnight deadline because as an arbitration-eligible player, he would have been guaranteed a salary of at least $2.24 million in 2010. The Nationals weren’t willing to take that chance with a pitcher coming off major shoulder surgery.
Olsen, though, recently completed his rehabilitation program and was cleared to prepare for spring training as he normally would. He’s expected to compete for a spot in Washington’s Opening Day rotation, which currently has only one guaranteed member: John Lannan.
