Nats 3B Zimmerman gets $45M, 5-year deal (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Ryan Zimmerman has a new $45 million, five-year contract, and the Washington Nationals finally have their "face of the franchise" signed for the long haul. The deal runs through 2013 and replaces the one-year, $3,325,000 contract the third baseman agreed to in February, avoiding arbitration. Zimmerman will still make that amount in 2009, plus a $500,000 signing bonus, and he can earn an additional...

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