Nationals agree to deal with left-hander Foster Griffin

The Washington Nationals are unlikely to be big spenders in their first offseason under new president of baseball operations Paul Toboni, but they still have holes on the roster. On Tuesday, they filled a vacancy on their pitching staff — and potentially in their starting rotation — by agreeing to a one-year, $5.5 million contract with left-hander Foster Griffin, according to multiple people familiar with the situation. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because the move had not been announced.