Ramblings: Cliff Lee, Dunn, Iwakuma

• The Yankees have already contacted top free-agent Cliff Lee, which should come as no surprise since most believe his services will come down to a battle between the Yanks and Texas Rangers.
• MLB.com reports that the Washington Nationals have had a three-year offer to first baseman Adam Dunn for quite some time, and the slugger has insisted that they add a fourth year.  It doesn't seem like they are willing to, and therefore Dunn should be changing locations this offseason.
• Japanese import Hisashi Iwakuma and his former club Rakuten are looking over the offers (which are coming from teams such as Seattle, Oakland and Texas to name a few) and should announce where Iwakuma will be going shortly.  The 28-year old right-hander has good perphirals and has posted a career ERA under 4 in his Japanese career. His top bid is thought to be about $16M.