I don't think he will get a Better Deal out there....Nobody is Fighting to Get Manny....
The Dodgers made a new offer to free-agent left fielder Manny Ramirez on Wednesday — two years, $45 million with the right to become a free agent after the first season, according to a major-league source
The team's proposal would pay Ramirez $25 million this season and $20 million next season if he exercises his player option for 2010.
The Dodgers made their offer - their fourth to Ramirez this offseason — at a meeting that included team owner Frank McCourt; general manager Ned Colletti; Ramirez's agent, Scott Boras and another of Ramirez's representatives, Mike Fiore.
Boras plans to call Ramirez, then respond to the offer, the source said.
The opt-out clause after the first season would allow Ramirez to become a free agent again next winter — an option that could appeal to Ramirez, whose market has been diminished by his contract demands, his unseemly exit from Boston and the sagging economy.
If the economy did not improve — or if Ramirez suffered an injury or performed below his usual standards — he could return to the Dodgers for the second season and become a free agent after that. The Dodgers' first offer to Ramirez was $45 million over two years, with a club option for a third year that could have increased the total value to $60 million. They have also offered him a one-year, non-guaranteed contract through salary arbitration and a one-year, guaranteed $25 million contract.
The Dodgers made a new offer to free-agent left fielder Manny Ramirez on Wednesday — two years, $45 million with the right to become a free agent after the first season, according to a major-league source
The team's proposal would pay Ramirez $25 million this season and $20 million next season if he exercises his player option for 2010.
The Dodgers made their offer - their fourth to Ramirez this offseason — at a meeting that included team owner Frank McCourt; general manager Ned Colletti; Ramirez's agent, Scott Boras and another of Ramirez's representatives, Mike Fiore.
Boras plans to call Ramirez, then respond to the offer, the source said.
The opt-out clause after the first season would allow Ramirez to become a free agent again next winter — an option that could appeal to Ramirez, whose market has been diminished by his contract demands, his unseemly exit from Boston and the sagging economy.
If the economy did not improve — or if Ramirez suffered an injury or performed below his usual standards — he could return to the Dodgers for the second season and become a free agent after that. The Dodgers' first offer to Ramirez was $45 million over two years, with a club option for a third year that could have increased the total value to $60 million. They have also offered him a one-year, non-guaranteed contract through salary arbitration and a one-year, guaranteed $25 million contract.
