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The Washington Nationals offered arbitration to Adam Dunn. Nationals Journal takes a look at possible outcomes. I expect Dunn to decline arbitration and sign elsewhere, netting the Nats some draft picks.
In other recent Nats news:

Stephen Strasburg told Mike Rizzo (Nationals Enquirer) he is doing well. Strasburg also did not receive a single vote in the [...]

Washington Nationals promote General Manager Mike Rizzo and extend his contract – The Post
Nationals Ink Rizzo To 5-Year Extension – CSN Washington
Mike Rizzo, general manager of the Washington Nationals since spring 2009, has been promoted to executive vice president of baseball operations. He also signed a 5-year contract extension. I am not surprised by the [...]

In September 2006, a season ticketholder invited me to meeting with Washington Nationals President Stan Kasten. In the meeting, he explained his three pillars of running a baseball team – player development, customer satisfaction, and community involvement. It seems appropriate to judge his tenure against these 3 pillars. Today, I will focus on player development.
Q: [...]

The Washington Nationals, having improved by 9-12 games this season have an important offseason ahead of them. Some might say, the future is now, but they’d probably be making an ironic statement given the Redskins use of that term and stockpiling aged veterans. The Nats though, may have a core of young players that are [...]

Washington Nationals sign Bryce Harper to $9.9 million contract – The Post
Zuckerman: Nats Sign Harper Before Deadline – CSN Washington
Nats, top pick Harper agree to five-year deal – nationals.com
With Bryce Harper, Stephen Strasburg and Ryan Zimmerman, the Nationals now have three franchise players – The Post
The Washington Nationals signed #1 overall pick Bryce Harper [...]

Let’s see, what have I missed over the last few days about our Washington Nationals?
2010 tickets information released. No price increases, a few decreases. Here is how The Wash. Times reported it.
There will be no more free parking and shuttle service to Nationals Park from RFK Stadium.
GM Mike Rizzo watched Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman pitch.
Rizzo [...]

Bowden Reveals He Had Cancer – The Post
That’s how Bowden learned he had squamous cell carcinoma — a type of skin cancer for which doctors recommended surgery within a month. Unwilling to abandon his job, even for a week, Bowden ignored the advice. He spent the second half of the season working as usual, and [...]