It's time for teams to tender

The latest deadline in the offseason schedule comes at midnight, when all 30 major league teams must decide whether to tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players.

That means throughout the day, we'll have plenty of news popping up on teams who have offered contracts to players, reached terms with others and cut some loose, allowing them to become free agents.

The Nationals had 11 (and possibly 12 - more on that in a minute) players eligible for arbitration entering this offseason.

They've already reached terms with one, finalizing a one-year, $1 million deal with infielder Kevin Frandsen, which reportedly contains up to $300,000 in incentives.

So which arbitration-eligible players remain? And how much are they projected to make, if tendered contracts?

I've got that information at the ready. Don't say I never did anything for ya.

Here's the list of the remaining players who will have to be tendered contracts by midnight tonight, or else they will become free agents. After their names, you'll see each player's service time and their projected 2015 salary, if tendered, according to MLBTradeRumors.com.

Tyler Clippard (5.148) - $9.3 million
Jerry Blevins (5.081) - $2.2 million
Doug Fister (5.058) - $11.4 million
Ross Detwiler (5.002) - $3.3 million
Craig Stammen (4.160) - $2.1 million
Drew Storen (4.140) - $5.8 million
Stephen Strasburg (4.118) - $8.1 million
Wilson Ramos (4.047) - $3.2 million
Jose Lobaton (3.138) - $1.2 million
Danny Espinosa (3.113) - $2.3 million

The only true non-tender candidate on that list, in my eyes, is Detwiler, who is entering his final year of arbitration. The No. 6 overall pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft has been through a career roller coaster the last few years, going from a strong 2012 season to temporarily saving the Nats' season in the National League Division Series that year to an injury-plagued 2013 to a mostly low-leverage role in the bullpen in 2014. Detwiler was then left off the NLDS roster in October.

As I wrote earlier this offseason, Detwiler still holds a good bit of value. He has shown the ability to be a solid starter and provides rotation depth. He still could be a weapon in relief, if higher-leverage spots were available and if he settled into a bullpen role. And even if the Nationals don't see him as a major factor on their roster in 2015, they could still tender him a contract and then look to trade him later this winter or in spring training.

On the flip side, the Nats might feel that a clean break would be best for both sides. If they don't see a role for Detwiler in 2015, they could opt to part ways with the left-hander and give him a shot to latch on elsewhere.

We'll see what they choose to do.

Meanwhile, we'll also have to see what happens with Bryce Harper, who, as FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal detailed yesterday, could be heading for a grievance hearing this month if his contract situation isn't resolved soon.

Harper is in an interesting situation this offseason. He has put in enough service time to qualify for arbitration as a Super Two - a player who ranks in the top 22 percent of players who have between two and three years of service time - but as The Post reported last year, there is a dispute as to whether he is able to opt out of the major league contract he signed after being drafted in 2010 and become eligible for arbitration.

If Harper is able to opt out and choose arbitration, he'll benefit financially; Harper is set to make $1.5 million in 2015 under his current contract (including roster bonuses), but would make around $2.5 million, and possibly more, if he is eligible for arbitration.

Most players who signed major league contracts immediately after being drafted (that practice is no longer allowed, under the current CBA) have been able to opt out of that deal once eligible for arbitration. But the Nationals reportedly contend that an opt-out clause was not included in Harper's contract, which was struck less than a minute before the midnight deadline for teams to reach terms with drafted players.

Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association subsequently came together to determine that if Harper did qualify for arbitration before the end of his deal, a grievance hearing would determine whether he could opt out of the contract and be eligible for arbitration. That hearing is set for this month, per Rosenthal's report.

The Nats could play this out and let the grievance hearing determine the outcome, they could give in and let Harper go through arbitration this offseason or they could try and reach terms with Harper on a deal for 2015 that might allow the sides to reach some middle ground.

Something to watch, for sure.