Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals put the ugliness behind them – at least for now – and avoided their star outfielder’s grievance hearing:

Source: Harper not eligible for arbitration in 2015 under settlement with #Nationals. Per @AdamKilgoreWP, two sides settled last night.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 15, 2014

Harper’s projected arb number for 2015 was $2.5M, per @mlbtraderumors. Question is how close he will get to that salary with #Nationals.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 15, 2014

Harper missed this weekend’s NatsFest, annoying the team, in advance of his grievance hearing.

Here is the underlying issue, via Hardball Talk:

For those unfamiliar with the situation, here’s a quick recap: After Harper was drafted in 2010, he reached an oral agreement on a five-year major league contract with the Nationals just minutes before the signing deadline. The Nationals were adamant that the contract wouldn’t include an opt-out if Harper qualified for arbitration during the deal, but Harper’s agent, Scott Boras, was under the impression that the opt-out would be included in the contract. When Boras eventually received the formal contract from the Nationals, the opt-out was not included in the deal and Harper refused to sign it. The MLBPA soon stepped in with a compromise, stating that if Harper qualified for arbitration during the deal, there would be a grievance hearing regarding the opt-out clause.

Harper is under team control through 2019