Marlins Lock Up Hanley Ramirez for 6 Years
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| Diamond Hoggers found this 5/12/2008 on fishatbat.com [flag] |
We had read some rumors that the Marlins were looking to lock up key players (namely Hanley Ramirez ) but we didn’t expect it to happen so soon.
So on to the big news :
According to a high-ranking Major League Baseball source, the Marlins have reached a tentative agreement on a six-year, $70 million contract with their star shortstop. The deal is not expected to be formally ...
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Published 5/12/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (TheNaturalMevs) at Diamond Hoggers
... The Florida Marlins come into town on several high notes. Hanley Ramirez just signed a 6 year, $70 million dollar deal, which represents the richest contract in the history of the franchise. Dan Uggla has been hitting balls out of the yard at Utleyian pace. ...
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According to a high-ranking source, the Marlins have reached a tentative agreement on a six-year, $70 million contract with Hanley Ramirez. The deal is not expected to be formally announced for at least a few days.
