Washington, DC – The Washington Nationals and newly acquired pitcher Gio Gonzalez agreed on a contract extension through 2016 on Sunday.
The deal for Gonzalez, who has acquired from Oakland as part of a six-player trade on December 23, also has options for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
Gonzalez, 26, went to the All-Star game last year thanks to a season that saw him finish 16-12 with a 3.12 earned run average with 197 strikeouts over 32 starts. It was a career-high in wins and strikeouts along with a career-low in ERA.
Over his four seasons in the majors, all of them with Oakland, he is 38-32 with a 3.93 ERA over 95 games (89 starts).
