Strasburg's agent, Scott Boras, said Monday that there are no active talks with the Nationals regarding a contract extension, Cash Kruth of MLB.com reports. "We amicably agreed to a one-year deal [for 2016]," Boras said. "He's going to pitch, and we'll see where it goes from there. It's something we'll be discussing at the end of the year."
It's been widely assumed that Strasburg would become a free agent after this season, and it doesn't look like the Nats are making a strong play to retain his services. Injuries have marred his resume and he has just one 200-plus inning campaign to his credit, but Strasburg still has a 3.09 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 10.4 K/9 rate in 132 career starts. Given the money Zack Greinke pulled down this offseason, Strasburg will likely be the hottest commodity on the market next winter.