Gio Gonzalez has agreed to a contract extension with the Washington Nationals just three weeks after the left-hander was acquired in a trade with the Oakland Athletics.

The Nationals say the deal runs though the 2016 season and includes options for two more years.

Gonzalez had filed for arbitration on Friday.

The 26-year-old Gonzalez went 16-12 last season - a career high for wins - with a 3.12 ERA in 32 starts and was selected to his first All-Star game.

He has reached 200 innings the past two seasons.

In other baseball news:

A person with knowledge of the deal says the right-hander
Bartolo Colon has agreed to a one-year deal with Oakland.

The 38-year-old Colon was 8-10 with a 4.000 ERA in 29 games last year with the Yankees.

The Toronto Blue Jays and center fielder Colby Rasmus have
agreed to a one-year, $2.7 million contract, avoiding arbitration.

Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia  and the Boston Red Sox have reached agreement on a one-year contract.