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Manny Ramirez will remain with Dodgers

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:21:51 +0000

The outfielder will not exercise the escape clause in his contract that would have let him re-enter the free-agent market. > The Dodgers have learned that Manny Ramirez will be theirs for another season -- at a price tag of $20 million.

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Kurkjian's Latest: Yanks, Dodgers, Chapman, Figgins

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:41:32 +0000

ESPN.com's Tim Kurkjian runs through some of the top storylines to watch this offseason... Kurkjian believes the Yankees will let Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui walk this winter and will "consider" free agents Jason Bay and Matt Holliday . Kurkjian also thinks Holliday is "perfect for ...

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Manny Staying in LA

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:14:55 +0000

Update: Manny Ramirez is staying in LA, declining to exercise the out clause in his two year $45million deal. Fantasy Impact: Ramirez is 37 now, so we can't expect him to play like he did in LA in 2008, but I wouldn't expect him to be as bad as he was after returning from his suspension in ...

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Manny Ramirez sticks with Los Angeles Dodgers for $20 million option

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:00:13 +0000

The Dodgers said Friday that Manny Ramirez exercised his $20 million contract option for 2010. His agent Scott Boras informed general manager Ned Colletti of the decision, which Ramirez had until this month to make.

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Should professional sports teams be owned by their communities?

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:24:25 +0000

The other day I was talking to someone who believes that professional sports teams should be owned by their communities. He cited the example of the Green Bay Packers. This way the fans would support their investments and control would be local. Did you ...

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Manny exercises option, will return to Dodgers

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:00:58 +0000

According to a report by SI.com , Manny Ramirez exercised his $20 million contract option for 2010 and will return to the Dodgers. The team said Friday that the slugger exercised his $20 million contract option for 2010. His agent Scott Boras informed Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti ...

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Manny Ramirez will stay with Dodgers

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:50:07 +0000

His agents says the slugger will not exercise his escape clause in the two-year deal and returns with a price tag of $20 million next season.

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Manny exercises $20 million option with Dodgers

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:00:58 +0000

Manny Ramirez is coming back to the Dodgers next season.

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Six with Jamie ties shown the door.

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:04:20 +0000

--- The LA Times this morning confirmed reports I'd heard yesterday that the Dodgers axed a few employees with heavy ties to Jamie McCourt. Per the Times: Six front-office employees who were hired by former Dodgers vice president Charles Steinberg were fired. They were public relations ...

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My Dodgers Top 200 "Prospect" Ranking

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:36:03 +0000

Welcome to the most comprehensive analysis of the Dodgers minor league system. For the next few months, I am going to provide a summary of every player in the Dodgers minor league system who meets the following qualifications: (1) played in the Dodgers minor league system during ...

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Secrets out, Manny stays with Dodgers

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:00:59 +0000

Dylan Hernandez of the L.A. Times reports on his Twitter account that Manny Ramirez has exercised his $20 million player option for 2010 and will return to the Dodgers. Ramirez who was pursued only by the Dodgers last winter settled for a one year deal last year with a player option for 2010 ...

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Wolf, five others file for free agency

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 03:29:38 +0000

By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com 11/05/09 8:24 PM EST LOS ANGELES -- Pitcher Randy Wolf led a group of six Dodgers filing for free agency on Thursday, the first day of the two-week filing period. But the date that has the Dodgers most curious is Nov. 10. On or before that date outfielder Manny Ramirez ...

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Agent: Vicente Padilla of Los Angeles Dodgers treated for minor self-inflicted gunshot wound in Nicaragua

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:08:58 +0000

Dodgers right-hander Vicente Padilla was treated for a minor gunshot wound after a hunting accident in Nicaragua on Tuesday.

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Vicente Padilla shot by his bodyguard

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 04:03:30 +0000

While Vicente Padilla will be looking for a new team as a free agent this winter, his bodyguard might want to start looking for a new line of work entirely. Reports are still unclear, but according to translations via Diamond Notes, Padilla was accidentally shot by his bodyguard while at ...

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The journey of 1000 miles...

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:25:00 +0000

--- ...began this morning. Here's what you need to know: Court Commissioner Scott Gordon, who will be handling the proceedings going forward, ruled that Jamie's reinstatement request was premature and she will not be going back to work. Commissioner Gordon suggested that he might entertain her ...

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The Dodgers and Vicente Padilla

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:48:02 +0000

Even after Vicente Padilla pulled a Plaxico Burress by shooting himself in the leg, the Dodgers have expressed interest in bringing him back to Los Angeles next season. I'm not here to debate whether or not someone who shoots themself is smart enough to be a MLB pitcher, but to ask ...

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Buzz: Mets would like Another Shot at Randy Wolf

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:07:10 +0000

In an appearance on the MLB Network today, SI.com’s Jon Heyman said the Mets would ‘love a do-over’ with free-agent LHP Randy Wolf , who they had a chance to sign to a one-year deal last off season, but instead they chose to re-sign Oliver Perez . The 33–year-old Wolf ...

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Dodgers Decline Garland

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:34:16 +0000

Update: The moves are begining to move at a swifter pace now that the World Series has ended, and from the Left Coast comes word that the L.A. Dodgers have declined the option on P Jon Garland, according to Dylan Hernandez of the L.A. Times. Garland was acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks to ...

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Seventy-nine players filed for free agency yesterday

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:39:56 +0000

Seventy-nine players filed for free agency yesterday. The two teams with the most filers: the Cardinals with seven and the Dodgers with six. For the Cardinals: Rick Ankiel, Mark DeRosa, Troy Glaus, Khalil Greene, Matt Holliday, Jason LaRue and John...

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Topps, MiLB name Players of the Year

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:03:29 +0000

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-- The Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays each had a pair of farmhands named the Topps Player of the Year in their respective leagues. Thirteen MLB farm systems are represented in the annual George M. Trautman Awards, presented in the 16 domestic Minor ...

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