Clippard is currently penciled in as the Nats' eighth-inning option, although the team is receiving interest in him on the trade market, James Wagner of The Washington Post reports. Drew Storen is positioned to close for the Nationals, while Clippard's cost in arbitration makes him a piece that the team might be willing to off-load to a club seeking a late-inning arm. If he ends up in the right situation, Clippard may receive an opportunity to close in 2015.