This will get buried underneath today's news of the Mitchell Report release, but the Nationals have signed a pair of veteran bench players to one-year contracts: Rob Mackowiak and Willie Harris.

Mackowiak, a career .262 hitter in seven seasons with the Pirates, White Sox and Padres, will earn $1.5 million. Harris, a career .247 hitter in seven seasons with the Orioles, White Sox, Red Sox and Braves, will earn $800,000.

Washington also came to terms this morning with reliever Jesus Colome on a one-year, $1.25 million contract, avoiding arbitration.