Manny won't accept Dodgers' arbitration offer

2008-12-09T15:22:31-05:00

2008-12-07T17:57:10-05:00

2008-12-09T15:22:31-05:00

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smartestmanalive

The 909 99031

3 gas is down and so is manny! i want to say thank you to manny for bringing life back to dodger stadium, now good riddance. the blue gave you a more than fair offer for a 36 year old malcontent who cant field to save his life and you and your smug agent said quotes like "gas is up and so am i"-manny and "we will now accept real offers"-boras. since you have come back to the dodgers to see if the offer was still available i guess there are no real offers huh? 3596426

2008-12-07T21:02:10-05:00

rick@bedford

Bedford 614603

2 Congrats, Dodgers! Now is your chance to be rid of him before he takes you down. Go after Bobby Abreu, instead, if you feel compelled to spend $20M. 3571361

2008-12-07T18:18:41-05:00

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jb12bb

Saratoga Springs 628339

1 Boras will try to put Manny in the biggest Market, NYC. If the Yankees loose out on CC-Angles/Giants, or Tex-Redsox/Angles, they will try to put together three offers, one for Manny, the others for Derek Lowe and Ben Sheets. 3570411

LAS VEGAS -- This is no shocker. But Manny Ramirez will reject the Dodgers' offer of arbitration by tonight's midnight deadline. There was some media speculation Ramirez might accept. However, that never made much sense since he's already rejected the Dodgers' two-year offer for $45 million, which represents about $20 million more than he'd get through arbitration on a one-year basis. He seeks a deal for at least five years, and while that seems like a tall order for the 36-year-old star, even after hitting .396 with 17 home runs and 53 RBIs in 53 games in Los Angeles, four years could be a possibility. The Dodgers, who have multiple infield needs (shortstop and third base) and could use a starting pitcher as well, remain interested in Ramirez and can resume negotiating with him if they choose to do so. He is also a strong fallback option for two teams that are pursuing star free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira -- the Angels and Yankees. As a matter of fact, if the Yankees aren't able to convince CC Sabathia to come to New York, the Yankees may pursue both Ramirez and Teixeira. http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/100/64/thumb/Heyman_Jon.png 0 NY

Jon Heyman

New York 10084 29881 LAS VEGAS -- This is no shocker. But Manny Ramirez will reject the Dodgers' offer of arbitration by tonight's midnight deadline. There was some media speculation Ramirez might accept. However, that never made much sense since he's already rejected the Dodgers' two-year offer for $45 million, which represents about $20 million more than he'd get through arbitration on a one-year basis.