. >> reporter: ryan zimmerman, an original national, face of the franchise and still a fan favorite.s also a guy out here fighting for his job. >> i know that i still have good years left. >> reporter: ryan zimmerman's 12th spring training with the nationals will not be his last. but he still feels the pressure of do or die. >> nobody is more disappointed than me last year. you want to kind of prove to everyone who thinks that you can't do it anymore that i'm still going to be here for a while. >> reporter: zimmerman is coming off a season long of struggles at the plate. one of the worst batting averages of all the everyday players for the nationals, hitting .218 last year. now motivate ed by that disappointment. ability to be able to prove ourselves is why we play. that's what we thrive on. you know, if you don't like that, then better get a different job. >> reporter: he plans on keeping his job and his lofty goals for himself and the team. >> nobody's going to say like national league championship series or bust. everyone wants to win the world series. >> reporter: zimmerman isn't

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ryan zimmerman. it's like he has been here a lifetime.sat down with the fan favorite today. >> last year was frustrating. the first bad year i have had. you learn and you move on. health wise i'm fine and ready to go. mentally i have three years or maybe four years. i plan to give them what they sign up for and producing. i look forward to make everyone forget about last year. erin: what were you able to learn from last year? >> you learn whether you have a good or a bad year you learn from it. that is the great thing about baseball. you could have m.v.p. or a down year last year and it doesn't do anything for you this year. you take positives and you learn from it and move on. erin: what do you think about bryce heading in the next season? >> bryce, you know, obviously has had really great years and injuries. but now he is five years in. we see the player he can be. it's about being healthy. i don't want to say staying on the field. he plays stuff as well bu what he wants to do. i think in the five years he has learned how to do that. it