Boras To Dodgers: Bite Me
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog —
Please, Scott. Please. Let's hug this out.
Top O' The Order: Did deferred payments derail Manny offer?
Big League Stew —
... Interesting Theory With No Basis In Fact #2: Manny is an economic Nostradamus and wishes to be paid in gold bars before the market completely implodes. [LA Times] ...
Manny Really Doesn't Want To Go To Spring Training [Mlb]
Deadspin —
Frank McCourt is starting to get a little bitchy after Manny Ramirez turns down the Dodgers' latest offer for $45 million over two years. [Los Angeles Times]
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Scott Boras Is Just Misunderstood
Sons of Steve Garvey —
From Dylan Hernandez at the LA Times:
The Dodgers took a swipe at Boras in a strongly worded news release they issued Thursday night to report that the free-agent outfielder had rejected the two-year, $45-million offer the team made Wednesday.
That prompted a curious response from the Boras camp, which released a statement of its own saying that it was waiting for a response from the Dodgers about the two counterproposals it made Thursday, the most recent being for -- guess how much? -- $45 million over two years.
So why ...
Manny Ramirez Shrugs At Your Deferred Monies
Walkoff Walk —
... Manny Ramirez and his floozy flack super agent Scott Boras have reportedly turned down a two-year, $45 million offer from the Dodgers, as per the LA Times. Wait, what? Isn't that what Manny Ramirez wanted? A multi-year deal valued at over $20 million per? What gives? ...
We’ll gladly pay you tomorrow if you’ll play for us today.
Bugs & Cranks —
... Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times sites a baseball source familiar with the negotiations (possibly his mom’s brother’s dog walker’s cousin’s nephew’s school teacher or perhaps Scott Boras) and provides guidance for the reasoning behind our ‘WTF’ moment: deferred payments. ...
Manny Ramirez Rejects Dodgers Latest Offer
The Big Lead —
... Can somebody Fed-Ex a copy of Sun Tzu’s the Art of War to Scott Boras? He’s really bungling Manny’s contract negotiations. What doesn’t he get about NOBODY ELSE IS INTERESTED? ...
So, What's Really Going On Here?
Mike Scioscia's tragic illness —
... we start from scratch."
The "serious offers" quip is obviously referring to Boras' comment after the initial 2/$45m offer that he'd be looking forward to "serious offers" from other clubs. It's pretty rare that you see such a public airing of dirty laundry here, but with Boras being so stubborn despite the generous offer in a lousy economy, you have to feel where McCourt is coming from, right?
Um, right?
5) Hold On, What Now?
Dylan Hernandez:
Reporting from Scottsdale, Ariz. -- The Dodgers offered ...
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LA Times reports deferred payments sticking points between Manny and the Dodgers.
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Why Does Manny Need All His Salary Right Now?
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
The latest word from the LOS ANGELES TIMES is that Manny Ramirez and superprick agent Scott Boras are balking at the Dodgers’ latest offer of 2 years and $45 million (which is patently ridiculous) because… wait for it… some of the salary would be deferred , meaning Manny would only see $10 million right away of the $20 million on his contract for the 2009 season. Likewise for the 2010 player option; Manny could accept the $25 million option for 2010, but again, only $10 million paid on time, and the rest would be paid over the three years after the contract was over. ...
Deferred Money Is Sticking Point With Manny And Dodgers
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
... A rejection that involved Manny saying “no” to $45 million. That’s a tough public pill to swallow in these economic times, especially when guys like Adam Dunn are scraping by on chump change. But it turns out perhaps it isn’t all Manny’s and Boras’ fault: the Dodgers were trying to stick him with a contract that involved largely deferred money. ...
Nomar Could Retire (Boo)
Drunken Bleachers Blog —
... What is Manny thinking? He turned down a two-year $45 million offer from the Dodgers today. He is just waiting for spring training to end so he doesn't have to go. ...
Did I Say $45 Million? Sorry, I Meant $10 Million
Sons of Steve Garvey —
... But enough about Plaschke. The point is, Old Bill, just like the rest of us, didn't know the true story. By midday Friday, it became clear that the Dodgers' offer had enough deferred payments and options, that it was nowhere near the two-year $45M deal they had said they proposed. Boras wisely leaked the truth about the Dodgers' offer, and suddenly, McCourt's victim card backfired in his own face: ...
The Morning After: March 2, 2009
Sparty and Friends —
... I had some people over for a BBQ last night and got some insight as to why Manny isn’t really being Manny in spurning the Dodgers…. Manny is being offered a two year $45M deal - crazy to turn it down right? What if I told you that it was really a two year $20M deal with a bunch of deferred money$25M deferred? Here’s the breakdown…$10M in 09 - exercise the option $10M in 10 and then $10M, $10M, and $5M for the next three…the deal doesn’t sound so sweet now does it? ...
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