Manny Ramirez is said by a friend to be disillusioned by his free-agent market, but the friend emphatically shot down the rumor Ramirez would consider retiring over the slow-moving market. "No way,'' the friend said.
Apparently, Ramirez was envisioning the sort of early feeding frenzy being enjoyed by another free agent slugger, Mark Teixeira. While Teixeira has five teams chasing him with offers believed to be for $160 million or more, Ramirez has one known offer: the initial $45-million, two-year Dodgers bid.
Teixeira has certain advantages such, as his youth (28), his all-around play (he's a two-time Gold Glove winner at first base in addition to his slugging prowess) and his spotless reputation (for instance, he never forced a team to trade him). Teixeira, though, has said he intends to try to do a deal by Christmas, which means Manny's market should take off thereafter.
At least two potential losers in the five-team Teixeira Sweepstakes are likely to pursue Ramirez (Yankees and Angels), and perhaps a third (Nationals) would, too. The incumbent Dodgers remain interested. All of which should cheer Manny's spirit if he's just a little more patient.
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Why is this still being written about? Does anyone seriously think Manny is going to retire? This is such a non-story. He caused the Red Sox fuss because the 2 option years were not enough guarantee. Even if he doesn't get the 5 year deal he & Boras dreamed of after splitting a hash pipe, Manny is not going to walk away from 2 years 45/50 million or whatever deal he'll get. He knows he can still play and not even he would be flighty enough to walk away from that guarantee.
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if manny had one ounce of patience, he'd still be in Boston
franlop
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Does anyone see a Don King Mike Tyson relationship............Manny is the sharpest tool in the shed and Boras wouldn't have made a dime on the two option years in Boston........He tells Manny he can make 100 Mill in the open Market when he probably will only get anywhere from 50-65 and Boris gets Paid
number#27
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scott bora$$$$$ is a genious. the man is telling tex to accept the redsox offer so that there is a bidding war between the 2 LA teams. thus driving up the price from 50 million to prolly around 75-80. bora$$$$ will get paid.
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