Jan 26, 2009 10:22 AM EST

Washington third baseman Ryan Zimmerman is working with the team to get a long-term deal sorted out before the season starts.

"We are still a long way from arbitration. We have a couple of weeks to try and do something," said Zimmerman on Sunday afternoon. "It's part of the game. It's a business. There are no hard feelings in any way. The relationship that we have had with the front office has been nothing but positive the whole time I've been here. That's the way it's always going to be."

He insists that there are no hard feelings and is positive that the Nationals are headed in the right direction.

Zimmerman is asking for $3.9 million for this coming season, and Washington countered with $2.75 million.

Via MLB.com