Lengthy Talks Yield Zimmerman’s Deal – The Post
3B Ryan Zimmerman apparently had a deal in principle about twenty minutes before the first pitch on Opening Day, but had to keep quiet while his agent and the front office hammered out the details:
Twenty minutes before first pitch, Van Wagenen spoke again to Kasten and explained they had a deal. Zimmerman, of course, had to keep silent. He told only his parents, not even his brother. “That was the hardest part,” Zimmerman said. During the next two weeks, both sides went over the finer points — the legal marginalia. Zimmerman underwent a physical. By yesterday afternoon, all involved were ready to toast the agreement and talk about what it meant.
Very clever Chico Harlan.
Zimmerman displays faith by signing deal – The Wash. Times
Nats320 has the press conference transcript.
