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Article: Zimmerman Is a No-Show; Nats Star Skips Day of Camp as Arbitration Hearing Looms
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- February 18, 2009
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Still without a contract for the 2009 season, Ryan Zimmerman
decided not to report to camp on Tuesday. The fresh practice
uniforms in his locker remained untouched. The mail cluttering the
locker's top shelf remained unopened. The looming questions that
will shape the next chapter of Zimmerman's tenure with the
Washington Nationals remained, for the moment, unresolved.
Zimmerman's absence sets the stage for a crucial week. By
Saturday, at the latest, Zimmerman will have a contract. But the two
methods capable of delivering such a resolution offer opposite
ramifications. A long-term contract agreement strengthens the
harmony and goodwill between Zimmerman and the club that drafted
him. An ...