After months of negotiations and more than 4 different offers made by the Dodgers organization, Manny Ramirez and agent Scott Boras have finally agreed on a contract with team officials that will place Ramirez in “Dodger blue” for at least one more year.
According to the Dodgers’ official website, a meeting was held this morning in Los Angeles that was attended by Ramirez, his agent Scott Boras, Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, general manager Ned Colletti, and manager Joe Torre. Sources close to the Dodgers have told the media that an agreement was reached during the meeting pending a Ramirez physical.
The deal has been labeled as a two-year, $45MM contract that may or may not contain an opt-out clause after the first year’s pay.
On July 31, 2008, Manny was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-way deal, in which he was almost traded to the Florida Marlins. The Boston Red Sox acquired outfielder Jason Bay and minor league infielder Josh Wilson, and the Pittsburgh Pirates got infielder Andy LaRoche, and pitching prospect Bryan Morris from the Dodgers, and outfielder Brandon Moss and pitcher Craig Hansen from the Red Sox.
Ramirez hit his first home run with the Dodgers on August 2, 2008, in a game against the Diamondbacks. He currently sits in 16th place among baseball’s all-time home run leaders with 527.
More to follow….
Sources; MLB.com and Wikipedia
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