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The Manny Ramirez Camp Has Finally Reached Out

 
Manny Ramirez's camp has finally reached out to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Manny Ramirez rejected the Dodgers initial offer of 45 million dollars for two years with a third year option. Scott Boras didn't even respond to the offer by the Dodgers and wanted "serious" offers. From what Boras was implying, two years was an insult to Manny. According to Boras, Manny was deserving of a five to six year contract! So what kind of "serious" offers has Manny received so far? Absolutely NOTHING. Could it have been the antics caused by Manny's rapid departure from the Boston Red Sox? Could it be that Manny can't be Manny anymore, where no team wants to go through the same type of media circus as Boston did? Is it our horrible economy? The Mets are mixed on whether they want to try to go after Manny. Omar Minaya, who wants Manny on his team, has been told that he cannot go after Manny. The Angels could use Manny, but they just signed Juan Rivera to a three year contract and have an abundance of ... (link)

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