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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers got their Manny, and all it took after weeks of wrangling was an early morning get-together bringing both sides to owner Frank McCourt's house.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers officially agreed Wednesday on a $45 million, two-year contract that keeps him with the NL West champions. The slugger can void the second season of the deal and again become a free agent.
The stalemate ended during a 6 a.m. meeting Wednesday at McCourt's Malibu home. The session came after weeks of protracted negotiations that included starts, stops, offers and subsequent rejections.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Nobody wants Manny
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3798366
Apparently, the Dodgers aren't going to sit around all winter, waiting for Manny Ramirez to beg to come back. They now have Adam Dunn on their shopping list.
Dunn
The Dodgers contacted Dunn's agent, Greg Genske, over the holidays, according to an executive of a team interested in Dunn. And that creates an intriguing option for both parties.
Dunn has also drawn interest from the Cubs, Nationals, Mariners and Orioles. But adding the Dodgers to that mix gives him another contender to consider. The Cubs were believed to be his top choice before the Dodgers entered the mix.
The Dodgers, meanwhile, need to infuse power into a lineup that finished 14th in the National League in home runs last season. And with no certainty that they can re-sign Ramirez, they seem to have decided that Dunn represents their best alternative.
Dunn has hit exactly 40 home runs four years in a row -- which would be four more 40-homer seasons than all Dodgers hitters combined have had in those four seasons. No Dodger has reached 40 home runs since Adrian Beltre in 2004.
After batting just .215, with only two homers, at Dodger Stadium in his first six seasons, Dunn has had much better success over the past two years, batting .389 (7-for-18) in L.A., with two home runs and an .833 slugging percentage, in 2007-08.
Dunn also would require no draft-pick compensation because his former team, Arizona, didn't offer him arbitration.
Jayson Stark covers Major League Baseball for ESPN.com.
Apparently, the Dodgers aren't going to sit around all winter, waiting for Manny Ramirez to beg to come back. They now have Adam Dunn on their shopping list.
Dunn
The Dodgers contacted Dunn's agent, Greg Genske, over the holidays, according to an executive of a team interested in Dunn. And that creates an intriguing option for both parties.
Dunn has also drawn interest from the Cubs, Nationals, Mariners and Orioles. But adding the Dodgers to that mix gives him another contender to consider. The Cubs were believed to be his top choice before the Dodgers entered the mix.
The Dodgers, meanwhile, need to infuse power into a lineup that finished 14th in the National League in home runs last season. And with no certainty that they can re-sign Ramirez, they seem to have decided that Dunn represents their best alternative.
Dunn has hit exactly 40 home runs four years in a row -- which would be four more 40-homer seasons than all Dodgers hitters combined have had in those four seasons. No Dodger has reached 40 home runs since Adrian Beltre in 2004.
After batting just .215, with only two homers, at Dodger Stadium in his first six seasons, Dunn has had much better success over the past two years, batting .389 (7-for-18) in L.A., with two home runs and an .833 slugging percentage, in 2007-08.
Dunn also would require no draft-pick compensation because his former team, Arizona, didn't offer him arbitration.
Jayson Stark covers Major League Baseball for ESPN.com.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
MLB top 50 paid players - no wonder tickets are $85 and up
1. Alex Rodriguez, NYY $28,000,000
2. Jason Giambi, NYY $23,428,571
3. Derek Jeter, NYY $21,600,000
4. Manny Ramirez, BOS $18,929,923
5. Carlos Beltran, NYM $18,622,810
6. Ichiro Suzuki, SEA $17,102,149
7. Johan Santana, NYM $16,984,216
8. Todd Helton, COL $16,600,000
9. Torii Hunter, ANA $16,500,000
10t. Bobby Abreu, NYY $16,000,000
10t. Carlos Delgado, NYM $16,000,000
10t. Andy Pettitte, NYY $16,000,000
10t. Carlos Zambrano, CHC $16,000,000
14. Mike Hampton, ATL $15,975,185
15. Magglio Ordonez, DET $15,768,175
16. Rafael Furcal, LA $15,730,196
17. Jim Thome, CHW $15,666,667
18t. Vladimir Guerrero, ANA $15,500,000
18t. Tim Hudson, ATL $15,500,000
18t. Richie Sexson, SEA $15,500,000
21. Aramis Ramirez, CHC $15,250,000
22. Jason Schmidt, LA $15,217,401
23. Randy Johnson, ARI $15,100,546
24. Mariano Rivera, NYY $15,000,000
25. Miguel Tejada, HOU $14,811,415
26. Andruw Jones, LA $14,726,911
27t. Lance Berkman, HOU $14,500,000
27t. Barry Zito, SF $14,500,000
29. Pat Burrell, PHI $14,250,000
30t. Mark Buehrle, CHW $14,000,000
30t. J.D. Drew, BOS $14,000,000
30t. John Smoltz, ATL $14,000,000
30t. Alfonso Soriano, CHC $14,000,000
34. Albert Pujols, STL $13,870,950
35. Troy Glaus, STL $13,500,000
36. Adrian Beltre, SEA $13,400,000
37. Gary Sheffield, DET $13,326,306
38. Derrek Lee, CHC $13,250,000
39. A.J. Burnett, TOR $13,200,000
40. Jorge Posada, NYY $13,100,000
41t. Johnny Damon, NYY $13,000,000
41t. Adam Dunn, CIN $13,000,000
41t. Hideki Matsui, NYY $13,000,000
41t. David Ortiz, BOS $13,000,000
41t. Roy Oswalt, HOU $13,000,000
46. Garret Anderson, ANA $12,600,000
47. Frank Thomas, TOR $12,560,000
48t. Carlos Lee, HOU $12,500,000
48t. Mike Lowell, BOS $12,500,000
48t. Mark Teixeira, ATL $12,500,000
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