Manny Ramirez rejects Dodgers 2 year offer

[MallCopKJ]

The Los Angeles Dodgers received a letter from Manny Ramirez's agent Scott Boras on Thursday, rejecting the offer the club made Wednesday.



The Dodgers offered the free-agent slugger a $25 million, one-year contract with a $20 million player option for 2010. The rejection is the fourth in the club's attempts to sign Ramirez.

"We love Manny Ramirez," Dodgers owner Frank McCourt said in a statement. "And we want Manny back, but we feel we are negotiating against ourselves. When his agent finds those 'serious offers' from other clubs, we'll be happy to restart the negotiations.

"Even with an economy that has substantially eroded since last November, out of respect for Manny and his talents, we actually improved our offer.

"So now, we start from scratch."


The Dodgers open the regular season April 6 at San Diego.

 

[ru4scuba]

FSR reports.

SF bound?? I hope so!!

 

[mredsox89]

what the heck is he expecting to get?

As long as he stays in the NL i'll be happy

 

[darocker80]

WAKE UP SABEAN!

Tribute to TBP

 

[bigalexx]

Boras must really have Manny brainwashed.

 

[tommyfro21]

They said on ESPN that perhaps he wants 2/50. Maybe he questions why his 2nd year pay would go down if he accepts the option. Makes sense, but I think 2/50 is as good as it will get for Manny right now.

 

[Terry]

FSR reports.

SF bound?? I hope so!!

I saw on the mlb network that SF was staying out of the Manny 'stakes.



And what a greedy son of a biotch.

 

[darocker80]

Come on giants 3 yr 60 mill!

terry that's true, but i think wossa sould help fund for manny :lol:

 

[mredsox89]

They said on ESPN that perhaps he wants 2/50. Maybe he questions why his 2nd year pay would go down if he accepts the option. Makes sense, but I think 2/50 is as good as it will get for Manny right now.

cmon, 2/45 isn't enough? What's the real difference?

 

[scotty21690]

LOL

Good now hopefully no team will sign him.

 

[ThoseBackPages]

Mets wont

 

[ru4scuba]

FSR reports.

SF bound?? I hope so!!

I saw on the mlb network that SF was staying out of the Manny 'stakes.



And what a greedy son of a biotch.

Then why was Manny and Boras at a dinner table with Brian Sabean a couple weeks ago?

 

[darocker80]

They said on ESPN that perhaps he wants 2/50. Maybe he questions why his 2nd year pay would go down if he accepts the option. Makes sense, but I think 2/50 is as good as it will get for Manny right now.

cmon, 2/45 isn't enough? What's the real difference?

a lot of ferraris

 

[MallCopKJ]

The Dodgers are calling thir bluff saying, if so many teams are interested in Manny, let him go take offers. When he still hasnt signed he can come back and start over with the Dodgers.

 

[ryanhoward06]

Boras must really have Manny brainwashed.

I have to think it is the exact opposite, because Boras' rep has to be getting tarnished as a negotiator. If I am a player looking for an agent and I see Boras f'ing this whole thing up I'm not going to go with him. That's of course if Manny gets less then he would have.

I hope Manny never plays another day in baseball. Him either break his leg or owners collude against would be sweet justice. In today's world to turn down 45 million is just disgusting.

 

[Terry]

FSR reports.

SF bound?? I hope so!!

I saw on the mlb network that SF was staying out of the Manny 'stakes.



And what a greedy son of a biotch.

Then why was Manny and Boras at a dinner table with Brian Sabean a couple weeks ago?

I saw this just a couple hours ago.. I'm just reporting what I saw. Could be wrong though.

 

[tommyfro21]

They said on ESPN that perhaps he wants 2/50. Maybe he questions why his 2nd year pay would go down if he accepts the option. Makes sense, but I think 2/50 is as good as it will get for Manny right now.

cmon, 2/45 isn't enough? What's the real difference?

It's pride and ego at this point for Manny and Boras. LA knows no one else is involved. If they were, it would have been leaked somewhere. LA knows they are just bidding against themselves, but they also know they NEED Manny. I'm a Dodger fan and know they need him. Even with no other teams involved, Manny still has leverage on them because they need his bat.

 

[craiger122003]

Still in these economic times when people have no jobs money food houses to be that effing greedy just shows you what kind of man he is i hope he breaks his leg in the next few days and cant play and gets no money greedy dirtbag

 

[darocker80]

as long as he's not with the dodgers or any nl west team i'm happy (unless the giants)

 

[zach]

Earth to Manny....there is a recession (borderline depression) taking place in the world right now. Take the money and enjoy life you greedy bastard. The rest of the world will continue to look for jobs, food and shelter.