latimes.com - 11/6/2008
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In their first major decisions of the off-season, the Dodgers on Wednesday disclosed a multi-year contract offer to Manny Ramirez and cut ties with two-time All-Star pitcher Brad Penny by declining his option for next season. The deal that was proposed to Ramirez on Tuesday night would give the ...
sports.espn.go.com - 11/6/2008
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sports.espn.go.com —
The Los Angeles Dodgers want a full-length feature
of the Manny Ramirez show after last season's short....
Multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday that general manager Ned Colletti made an offer to the free-agent outfielder. He wouldn't reveal the exact numbers but did say that it would be ...
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Dodgers make very rich offer to Manny Ramirez
dugoutcentral.com - 11/3/2008
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dugoutcentral.com —
On behalf of baseball fans everywhere I’d like
to ask you to please sign Manny Ramirez. Sign...
him to a long term contract for far too much money. Give us a reason to "hate" the Yankees because they’re throwing their money around and gobbling up the best players in the game again.
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An Open Letter To Hank Regarding Manny
latimes.com - 11/6/2008
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latimes.com —
Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti on Wednesday said
the offer represented "the second-highest average annual value in...
baseball" but declined to specify that value. Colletti today declined to comment. It is uncertain how the Dodgers structured the ...
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Dodgers' offer to Manny Ramirez valued at $45 million - ...
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Dodgers Offer Up Some Major Manny Money
FanHouse —
Filed under: Dodgers, NL West, MLB RumorsThe Dodgers are apparently serious about keeping Manny Ramirez in Dodger blue for the foreseeable future. Ned Colletti has confirmed that the Dodgers have made Ramirez a very generous offer. Colletti would not specify the length of the offer, reportedly two years, or the value of the offer. Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees has a contract for $27.5 million a year, the highest average annual value in baseball. Ramirez made $20 million last season, the highest ...
We Have An Opening Bid In The Manny Auction [Mlb Roundup]
Deadspin —
... 2 years for $60 that was initially reported, and a sight less than Alex Rodriguez' $27.5 million average for his 10-year deal. Ramirez' agent, Scott Boras, will likely hold out for a longer deal, perhaps six years. Dealing with Boras is always fun! It all just could be a beard anyway. Dodgers owner Frank McCourt wants to look like he's trying to keep him, knowing full well, probably, that the real Manny Money is on the east coast. And I don't mean Baltimore. From the Los Angeles Times: The deal that was proposed to Ramirez on Tuesday night ...
Hot Stove Heads: The Manny Ramirez circus begins ...
Big League Stew —
... . Was it two years with an option? Three years guaranteed? $24 million per year? $25 mil? More? It's a fun guessing game, but even better is the fact that everyone busy playing Carnac knows this is just a way to pass the time until other offers are able to float in. Short of offering Scott Boras and Ramirez a 5-year/$250 million deal, there was no way this thing was ever going to be decided on the first serve. [Los Angeles Times] ...
Manny Ramirez is About to Get Paid
Hail Mary Jane —
... LA Times - The deal that was proposed to Ramirez on Tuesday night would give the 36-year-old free-agent outfielder "the highest average annual value in the history of the franchise and the second-highest average annual value in baseball" -- somewhere between the $27.5 million per season earned by Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees and the $22.9 million earned by Johan Santana of the New York Mets -- according to General Manager Ned Colletti. ...
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latimes.com 2/5/2009 — Players will start reporting to the Dodgers' camp on Feb. 14. Their first scheduled Cactus League game isn't until Feb. 25. When Boras first addressed when Ramirez's signing could fall relative to the start of camp last week, he said so in response ...
Manny Ramirez made the Dodgers important again - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 10/16/2008 — MANNYWOOD -- The Dodgers are finished two weeks ago, Jose Lima still standing as the team's postseason hero over the last 20 years, if it isn't for Manny Ramirez . He not only puts the Dodgers in the playoffs, stretching the season out an additional ...
Big names bandied about at Meetings —
Major League Baseball News 11/6/2008
With 14 potential free agents -- and superstar slugger Manny Ramirez topping the list -- Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti has been at the forefront of the activity at the GM meetings, while other big names discussed include B.J. Upton and Jake Peavy.
