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Comment on Burrell Rejects $22MM From Phillies; Takes $16MM From Rays by Ribbie3b

Ribbie3b — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:06:56 +0000

one more…
http://www.philliesnation.com/archives/2008/10/report-burrell-rejects-2y22m-deal/

Comment on Burrell Rejects $22MM From Phillies; Takes $16MM From Rays by Willy

Willy — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:59:49 +0000

Burrell was not offered 22 million from the Phillies. He wasn’t offered a dime, ever. Why would they add Ibanez at $10 million a year to an already stellar outfield, and then turn around and offer an aging player a franchise record contract?

Just so you know, this is the first article that comes up for me when i search for the Phillies on Google News. You should revise, if possible.

Comment on Burrell Rejects $22MM From Phillies; Takes $16MM From Rays by spooky spider

spooky spider — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:58:18 +0000

can you cite a source for the phils offer?

i read in one of they philly papers (daily news i think) that it was never an official offer and there were never any actual conversations - none…

just curious if you can provide me with a source for that… thanks!

Comment on Rays Close In On Deal With Pat Burrell by Ribbie3b

Ribbie3b — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:43:12 +0000

I could have sworn Philadelphia offered him 2 years $22M?????? Am I RIGHT?

Comment on Top 10 Free Agents Your Team Doesn’t Have by Ribbie3b

Ribbie3b — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:24:35 +0000

Thanks Kris! Got it!

Comment on Top 10 Free Agents Your Team Doesn’t Have by Kris

Kris — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:23:08 +0000

Hey, Burrell is spelled with 2 l’s - otherwise, pretty good article!

Comment on Giants May Zero In On Manny Ramirez by Ted Sillanpaa

Ted Sillanpaa — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:06:17 +0000

This is from the San Jose Mercury news and actually explains where GM Sabean said the Giants stood on Ramirez and any big acquisitions…and, in Sabean-speak, the report tells me that the Giants could actually be making a play for Ramirez now that the contract length and money Boras demands has almost certainly been reduced…

This whole story’s at sanjosemercurynews.com…

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In Giants news involving another slugger, a report in Thursday’s Denver Post said that the team is “quietly making an aggressive play for free agent Manny Ramirez, according to a major-league source.”

Giants officials did not return messages for comment Thursday night, but General Manager Brian Sabean has downplayed any interest in Ramirez all winter. Sabean reiterated last week that the Giants had no intention of pursuing another outfielder, which would rule out Ramirez.

During a conference call last week after the Giants’ signing of free-agent left-hander Randy Johnson, Sabean was asked if the slow-moving free-agent market might cause the team to reconsider Ramirez.

“We’ve flushed most everything out by this point,” he said.

Before last month’s winter meetings, Sabean told the Mercury News that he didn’t “see us acquiring an outfielder” and that the organization probably would not be “proactive” in pursuing players seeking contracts in the $100 million range. According to the Los Angeles Times, Ramirez’s agent, Scott Boras, told Los Angeles G.M. Ned Colletti that he was seeking a deal similar to the $90 million, five-year contract the Giants gave Bonds in 2002 when Colletti was the Giants assistant G.M. Boras turned down the Dodgers’ $45 million, two-year offer last month.

“We’re not out there swimming with the sharks,” Sabean told the Mercury News last month. “There are too many teams with more seemingly to offer financially than where we’re at right now.”

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Since the Mercury News spoke to Sabean fewer teams “with more” to “offer financially” than what the Giants want to offer are in the Ramirez picture…so…add it all up and…I’d think they are trying to get Ramirez…on their terms…

Oh…I believe Scott Boras is Barry Zito’s agent and there’s probably some relationship (maybe not a good one) between the Giants and the agent other teams have trouble dealing with. Boras might figure he can get a Zito-like deal out of the Giants for Manny.

Comment on Giants May Zero In On Manny Ramirez by Ted Sillanpaa

Ted Sillanpaa — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:58:41 +0000

This isn’t the place to write the explanation…but I put one on my blog site…I believe the Giants could be pursuing Ramirez…I don’t discount it as completely implausible. There are just a string of contingencies and, perhaps, things to consider before we all take the one sentence as “news.”

Check out Henry Schulman’s blog tonight (1/1/09) at the SF Chronicle Web site…

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/indexn?blogid=22

He’s a good beat guy, but he’s just saying…”Yeah…maybe the Giants are interested, but they aren’t throwing money at Manny…”

My only beef with Schulman’s blog is his mention of Rowand struggling defensively at AT&T Park … Rowand was banged up all year…including some nasty rib injuries … if he could play centerfield in Philly and Chicago, he can play healthy in SF.

Comment on Giants May Zero In On Manny Ramirez by Ribbie3b

Ribbie3b — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:06:46 +0000

It also looks as though the Dodgers are getting ready to gear up another offer for Ramirez very soon..

Comment on Giants May Zero In On Manny Ramirez by Ribbie3b

Ribbie3b — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:37:46 +0000

Hey Miguel,

All we can do is follow the facts. A “Report” has surfaced…
we know the Giants have spoken with Manny in early November….
and Manny has to be getting desperate……

It is very possible that this is just a fake story created “by the Boras camp” to drive up the price for the Dodgers…it does actually make sense. The Denver Post obviously has established credibility and hopefully this wasn’t just a stupid statement made by a reporter who wanted to start a stir.