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Buster Olney on Manny Ramirez: The market is a changin' | Blue Notes - A Dodgers Blog | Los Angeles Times
Buster Olney on Manny Ramirez: The market is a changin' | Blue Notes - A Dodgers Blog | Los Angeles Times
Manny_homer_in_game_2_3 Very interesting stuff today from Buster Olney at ESPN.com on Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers' offer of arbitration for the dreadlocked slugger: Executives around baseball... are having a difficult time envisioning how Ramirez would make more in salary in 2009 than if he ...
Manny feeling ignored in free-agent market -
newsday.com — Manny Ramirez is growing extremely upset about the lack of suitors for his services, so much so... that he has told friends he would contemplate retirement if a suitable offer doesn't arrive soon, a person close to the situation told Newsday. Now, the ... (more) Manny feeling ignored in free-agent market -
Will Manny Ramirez cave and take the Dodgers' arbitration?
Will Manny Ramirez cave and take the Dodgers' arbitration?
sports.yahoo.com — Though everyone seems to be most eager to figure out where CC Sabathia and Mark Teixeira are... going to land, I've been more mesmerized by Manny Ramirez 's future, even if the dearth of slugger news out there is starting to rival the lack of updates on ... (more) Will Manny Ramirez cave and take the Dodgers' arbitration?
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insider.espn.go.com — Posted by Buster Olney• The Red Sox are meeting with CC Sabathia sometime in the next few... days, and so will Yankees GM Brian Cashman , who reportedly met with Scott Boras , the agent for Mark Teixeira and Derek Lowe . It's unclear whether the Red Sox ... (more) Buster Olney Blog
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Throwing it around
Diamond Hoggers — ... -Buster Olney says that the market is a changin' which could affect a lot about any potential Manny Ramirez deal. [Blue Notes] ...

Will Manny Ramirez cave and take the Dodgers' arbitration?
Big League Stew — ... Personally, I don't think Ramirez would accept the "defeat" of accepting arb and I still have a hunch the Yankees might get jilted by their targets and are going to become involved in this whole charade as a face-saver, even though they already have enough outfielders and declined arbitration on ...

Irresponsible Rumor Mongering
Pinstripe Alley — ... Of course, in a offseason when Derek Lowe bolts for the East Coast, I can't really imagine the Dodgers trading away a key piece of their rotation, especially if their offensive concerns are solved by Manny accepting arbitration. ...

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