Nationals Wait On Dunn; Manny Now In The Mix
February 3, 2009 by Ribbie3b
Filed under Circle The Bases, Extra Bases
The market may be falling to pieces for a few free agents currently up for auction, but interest in Adam Dunn is no where close to being dunn!
It has been made apparent by multiple sources that the Washington Nationals have made an official offer to the slugger and his agent sometime ago. According to Jon Heyman of SI, Dunn does not seem eager to sign with the Nationals based on the current offer. It has been no secret that Dunn would rather play elsewhere.
The Dodgers remain interested in Dunn, and with Manny Ramirez rejecting a second offer early this morning, Dunn may have just moved into first place on the Dodgers offseason acquisition list. If the Dodgers can not sign Manny Ramirez in the near future, watch for the Dodgers to give the Nationals a run for their money.
Now back to the infamous question of ; “Is Manny Ramirez tying up the free-agent market”? The answer is definitely yes. We have now entered a game of “who will sign who first” during one of most epic offseasons in baseball history.
In my opinion, I see Adam Dunn signing with the Nationals after Manny accepts a third and final offer from the Dodgers.
I think the dodgers are not going to step up and offer Manny what he wants and this latest rejection is going to have them going after Dunn instead of Manny.
RD, I am not ruling that situation out, I just see Scott Boras prying for a longer contract with LA. We all know what Scotty is capable of….
Yes he supposedly made that very clear in his rejection that Manny was looking for $25-30 mill for 4-5 years and would accept nothing less. I think the dodgers are not willing to commit to him for that long and who could blame them. I certainly wouldn’t commit to him for that long if I was them. So their best option now is to go after Dunn for far less money.
I think you are dead on about Dunn being the better choice for the Dodgers, the numbers fit and his talent is needed in LA. I guess we will really find out how much the Dodgers are willing to commit. and just remember we are dealing with a Scott Boras client here…
I just found out the Mets are no longer interested in Manny….info via New York Post…
Funny I just saw an article in the la times that says the dodgers will continue to pursue Manny so I was completely wrong.
RD, It is very tough to separate the rumors from the facts especially now…I am not sure anyone truly knows….