John Lannan blanked the Rays for five innings Friday to lower his spring ERA to 3.21.

Lannan for $2.5 million should prove to be a nice little bargain for the Phillies. Not that he's likely to be more than a generic fourth- or fifth-starter type, but pitchers as reliable as he is still tend to go for quite a bit more.

John Lannan pitched three scoreless innings versus the Pirates in his start Monday.

Travis Snider doubled off Lannan in the first, and it turned out to be the Pirates' only hit of the day. After Lannan exited, Mike Adams, Adam Morgan and Raul Valdes combined on six hitless innings.

Phillies signed LHP John Lannan to a one-year, $2.5 million contract.

Lannan was non-tendered by the Nationals last month and spent most of this past season in the minors, but is a decent bounce-back candidate on a one-year deal. He'll open 2013 in the spot vacated by Vance Worley in the Phillies' rotation.

Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com reports the Phillies have signed John Lannan to a one-year, $2.5 million contract.

The Washington Times' Amanda Comack hears that John Lannan has drawn interest from 11 teams.

Comack adds that all clubs are willing to give the left-hander a major league deal. Lannan spent most of 2012 in the minors, but he holds a career 4.01 ERA over parts of six seasons and wouldn't be a bad guy to fill out the end of a rotation. The Mets and Twins have previously been linked to the southpaw.

Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the Mets have shown interest in free agent left-hander John Lannan.

The Mets could be looking at Lannan as an insurance policy if R.A. Dickey is traded. The Long Island native owns a 4.01 ERA over six seasons in the big leagues and could be a nice fit as a backend starter with many clubs.

The Twins are looking at free agent John Lannan.

Lannan was non-tendered last week and is drawing interest at Winter Meetings as a low-cost starter. He spent the majority of 2012 with the Nationals' Triple-A affilaite, but went 4-1 with a 4.13 ERA in six starts at the major league level. The Twins are expected to focus more on free agents than trades this offseason, and have already spoken with Francisco Liriano and Brett Myers, who is looking for a starting role after pitching exclusively out of the bullpen last year. Lannan figures to be a popular name for teams looking for starting pitching depth.

Nationals non-tendered LHP John Lannan.

Lannan, who was arbitration eligible for the final time, spent the majority of the 2012 season at Triple-A. He went 4-1 with a 4.13 ERA in six starts for the Nationals. Lannan should generate a fair amount of interest on the free agent market.

The Nationals are expected to either trade John Lannan or non-tender him this offseason.

Lannan is eligible for arbitration for the final time this winter after making $5 million this season, and the Nats would rather spend their money elsewhere. The left-hander spent most of the year at Triple-A, posting a 4.13 ERA in his six starts with the big club.

Nationals manager Davey Johnson said Wednesday that he would consider using John Lannan in the rotation if they face the Braves during the playoffs.

Lannan allowed two runs over seven innings against the Braves in a spot-start back on July 21 and has a 3.20 ERA in 16 starts against the club for his career. There's a decent chance he would be on the postseason roster vs. the Braves at the very least.

John Lannan held the Phillies to two runs over five innings in Monday's loss.

It wasn't easy, as Lannan allowed six hits and three walks, but he was able to limit the damage other than a Darin Ruf two-RBI triple. Lannan wound up posting a 4.58 ERA over four starts since assuming a spot in the Nats' rotation following Stephen Strasburg's shutdown. He could make the playoff roster as a long man.

John Lannan held the Phillies to two earned runs over 5 1/3 innings Wednesday in a Nationals victory.

Lannan struck out three and issued just one walk. He's been effective in two of his three starts since rejoining the Nationals' rotation on September 12 and should have one more solid outing in him. The left-hander will wrap up his regular season next week against these same Phils.

Making his first start in place of Stephen Strasburg, John Lannan held the Mets to five hits in 5 2/3 scoreless innings of Wednesday's 2-0 win.

Lannan struck out two and walked one in improving to 3-0 in his three 2012 starts. Lannan's not exactly going to be Strasburg-esque don't the stretch, but should give the Nats a quality start most times out. He's a perfectly fine own for NL-only league players. He'll get the Braves at home next week.

John Lannan will start Wednesday against the Mets.

Lannan is replacing Stephen Strasburg in the Nationals' rotation, who was shutdown Sunday. Chien-Ming Wang was activated from the disabled list earlier this week, and could be another possibility if Lannan struggles.

Nationals recalled John Lannan from Triple-A Syracuse.

Lannan is the leading in-house candidate to replace Stephen Strasburg when the Nationals determine his innings limit. He spent the entire season in the minors outside of two spot starts during doubleheaders.

John Lannan is the "leading candidate" to take Stephen Strasburg's rotation spot if/when Strasburg is shut down.

Aside from two spot starts, Lannan has spent the entire year on the farm following his surprising April demotion. He's posted a 4.89 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 74/49 K/BB ratio through 130 2/3 innings for Triple-A Syracuse. Lannan will be arbitration eligible this offseason, but almost certainly non-tendered.

Nationals optioned LHP John Lannan to Triple-A Syracuse.

Lannan allowed three runs over six innings Friday in the first game of a doubleheader against the Marlins. The 27-year-old southpaw will return to a 5.24 ERA at Triple-A.

Nationals recalled LHP John Lannan from Triple-A Syracuse.

He'll get the ball for the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Marlins and will be sent back down afterwards. Lannan held the Braves to two runs over seven frames in a spot start last month.

Nationals optioned LHP John Lannan to Triple-A Syracuse.

Lannan limited the Braves to two runs over seven innings in the second half of Saturday's doubleheader, but he was only needed for a spot start. The Nationals will turn back to him at some point later this summer.

Nationals recalled LHP John Lannan from Triple-A Syracuse.

Despite making $5 million this season, Lannan has spent the entire year at the Triple-A level. He'll start the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Braves before likely being optioned to the minors.