7/27 15:37: Pure speculation on the part of Buster Olney of ESPN, but he tweets, “A Yankees-Adam Dunn trade makes a whole lot of sense. The Nationals have made successful trades with the Yankees in the past (Tyler Clippard), the Yankees usually think big and strike fast, and the possibility of Dunn hitting fifth or sixth or seventh in the Yankee lineup, in the short porch of Yankee Stadium, could be very, very appealing to the NYY.”

7/27 13:29: A source close to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports says the Nats have not offered Dunn a contract extension in any form.

“They’ve never made one proposal,” the source said.

Some believe the Nats will make a last-minute offer to Dunn and then trade Dunn if he does not accept.

7/27 12:47: Joel Sherman of the New York Post says, “Tampa Bay likes Adam Dunn’s bat, but Dunn has said he does not want to be a DH and the Rays had such a miserable experience with Pat Burrell at DH against his desires that they are not after Dunn.”

7/27 12:29: Jon Paul Morosi and Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports says that the Nats and Dunn haven’t made significant progress in agreeing to a contract extension.

The Tigers, Rangers and Yankees maintain some level of interest in Dunn.

7/27 10:03: Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports tweets, “#Nats remain more likely to trade Dunn than [Josh] Willingham, source says.”

Ed Price of AOL FanHouse tweets, “Some new teams asked about Adam Dunn within past day. Perhaps the same NL West clubs that got in on Podsednik? #Nationals #Padres #Giants” (You can see who was in on Scott Podsednik here)

7/27 09:43: ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian says that Washington Nationals are fielding more calls for first baseman Adam Dunn, and it’s looking more likely that he will be dealt. The Chicago White Sox and the Texas Rangers are known to have interest in the free-agent-to-be Dunn.

Yesterday, there was a rumored three-team trade that would have involved Dunn. The deal would send pitcher Edwin Jackson from the Diamondbacks to the Nationals.  Dunn would go to the Chicago White Sox and a “bunch” of young pitchers to Arizona.

The Nationals are continuing to speak with Dunn and his agent about a contract extension, and the team has made it clear that if they cannot get him to agree to an extension then they will trade him.