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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Nats still hoping to ink Adam Dunn long-term </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Adam Dunn - OF - WAS - Mar. 18 </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Nationals GM Mike Rizzo expressed optimism Thursday that the club will be able to ink a long-term contract with first baseman Adam Dunn.
Negotiations are expected to heat up as we move closer to the start of the regular season. "I hate to put any date restrictions on anything, because I don't want to rush anything," Rizzo said. "If there's a deal to be done here, we certainly have both sides that are willing participants." Dunn, 30, batted .267/.398/.529 last season and paced all Nats with 38 homers and 105 RBI.
Source: MASNSports.com
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Negotiations are expected to heat up as we move closer to the start of the regular season. "I hate to put any date restrictions on anything, because I don't want to rush anything," Rizzo said. "If there's a deal to be done here, we certainly have both sides that are willing participants." Dunn, 30, batted .267/.398/.529 last season and paced all Nats with 38 homers and 105 RBI.
Source: MASNSports.com
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