OFFICIAL 2009 DODGERS SEASON THREAD : Season Over. Congratulations Phillies.

jrdnkiks march 1st on kcal
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something up. this deal is fishy.
it's $25 mil the first year with a PLAYER option for the second at $20 mil?
what's the point? does anyone honestly think Manny won't opt out after one year and test the market next year again?
why not just sign the 1 year/$25 mil deal?
something's not right.
I could understand a 3 year deal. year 1 = $25 mil. year 2 = $25 mil. year 3 player option = $20 mil
a player option for the 2nd year is what's throwing me off....

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[h1]http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/02/dodgers-mientki.html[/h1]
[h1]Dodgers, Mientkiewicz Agree To Terms[/h1]
By Drew Silva [February 26 at 10:41am CST]

According to Tony Jackson of the Los Angeles Daily News, the Dodgers have agreed to terms with Doug Mientkiewicz on a minor league contract.

Mientkiewicz will join spring training camp once he passes a physical. He's no Manny Ramirez, but, as Jackson writes, he "might have a good chance of making the club to fill that role that Nomar Garciaparra filled last year." Mientkiewicz, 34, hit .277/.374/.379 last season with two home runs and 30 RBI in 285 at-bats for the Pirates.

I think my gripe has been answered (in the Dodger Season Thread):
And once again Ironman, our bench is very garbage at this point. Don't remind me about Mark Sweeny, our lefty specialists on the bench at this moment are Juan Pierre and Delwyn "Pee Wee" Young.

I'm not asking for the McCourts to be Steinbrenner Vol. 2, what the hell is the direction Ned & Co are trying to go? I'm tired of this cat and mouse game with Manny ... if these dudes would seriously put their egos aside and negotiate like men (with boras thats impossible), get something done whether you say we're not gonna resign Manny, just move the hell on.

We have too many needs to address than to keep playing this cat and mouse game.

I guess you expect for the worst, but hope for the best will be the motto all year.
I was wondering who was gonna be the lefty on the bench (esp backup Loney @ 1st). Mientkiwicz can be a very solid addition to the bench. I wasvery
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@ the thought of the roster of Hu / Abreu etc being what we were going into theseason with. We can't settle anymore as fans, its FREAKING time!!!
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Looking back at it (new additions):

Manny (soon!)
Hudson
Mientkiwicz
Loretta
Randy Wolf
Mota
Furcal (resigned)
Blake (resigned)

I know I'm missing a guy or two, I believe a lefty reliever is to be had at a bargain (beimel, ohman or reyes) and another starter (if pedro does well inthe wbc).

We can really make some noise, no more barely .500 in the NL West, it's time to run away with it.

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Good break down BrightNikes. I think over the past month or so Ned's improved the shape up of the off-season drastically. Hudson and Mienkeiwitz (..?) aresolid pick ups.

Now we just gotta get 99 back and maybe an arm (Pedro? Biemel?) and we should be set.
 
This team has been built solid, very quietly under the radar.
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We have a good group of guys, but Manny would put the team over the top.
 
I would love having a pedro+manny reunion....but he's another guy who's a papercut away from missing the whole season. It just depends on what the"bargain" price for him is. I have a feeling he's gonna do fairly well in the wbc and get a few takers in mlb
 
Updated: February 26, 2009, 5:35 PM ET

[h2]GM unsure if sides are close to deal[/h2]

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- General manager Ned Colletti called the Los Angeles Dodgers' latest offer to Manny Ramirez a "significant concession" by the team but said he's not sure how close the sides might be to a deal.

Colletti and owner Frank McCourt met Wednesday in Los Angeles with Ramirez's agent, Scott Boras, and offered the free-agent slugger a $25 million, one-year contract with a $20 million player option for 2010.

"It obviously gives Manny a lot of flexibility. If he were to agree to something like that, then nine, 10 months from now he is free to try the market again," Colletti said Thursday. "So if you have the chance to be guaranteed or the chance to do something else, it's a pretty good spot to be in."

The offer is similar to the two-year, $45 million deal with a buyout or club option that the Dodgers put on the table in November. Ramirez refused the offer and the Dodgers withdrew their proposal. The team came back with a one-year, $25 million offer, but Ramirez turned that down as well.

Colletti and McCourt made the new offer during a meeting with Boras in McCourt's office in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, after Colletti flew over from the Dodgers' spring training complex in Phoenix.

"It's more powerful when the owner of the franchise is involved in the meeting," Colletti said.

Colletti, in Scottsdale on Thursday for the Dodgers' exhibition game against San Francisco, said he hadn't heard from Boras before the game.

"We expect to hear from Scott. I don't know what we're going to hear," Colletti said. "I don't get optimistic. A deal is either done or it is not done."

Colletti said there was not necessarily a hard deadline and that Ramirez was not yet needed in spring training.

"With the season starting a week later, it's a little bit more flexible than it might have been a year ago," Colletti said.

The Dodgers open the regular season April 6 at San Diego.

Ramirez hit .396 with 17 home runs and 53 RBIs in 53 games with the Dodgers last season while leading them to the NL West title after he was acquired from Boston at the July 31 trade deadline.

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He better not get his andy pettite on and think he's much better (especially in this economy) and end up with less $ than originally offered
 
Manny rejects the 2yr $45M per mlbtraderumors.com

is it time to bust out a 3yr $60M or keep playing hardball?
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10:46pm: Press release from the Dodgers: Manny has rejected their latest offer. In the release, Dodgers' owner Frank McCourt expresses his frustration with Manny and Scott Boras. He says the Dodgers are negotiating against themselves and improved their offer despite the economy.
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[h1]Ramirez rejects Dodgers latest offer[/h1]
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PHOENIX (AP) - Manny Ramirez has rejected yet another offer from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Dodgers announced Thursday night the star outfielder's agent Scott Boras had declined the offer - a $25 million, one-year contract with a $20 million player option for 2010 - the club's fourth this offseason.

Dodgers owner Frank McCourt says he wants Ramirez back "but we feel we are negotiating against ourselves."

General manager Ned Colletti and McCourt met Wednesday in Los Angeles with Boras.

The offer is similar to the two-year, $45 million deal with a buyout or club option that the Dodgers put on the table in November. Ramirez refused the offer and the Dodgers withdrew their proposal. The team came back with a one-year, $25 million offer, but Ramirez turned that down as well.

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give him 3 guaranteed or lets move on. time to get our rosters wrapped up.
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Whatever happened to him wanting to end his career as a Dodger?
 
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[h1]Scott Boras rejects Dodgers' latest offer to Manny Ramirez[/h1]

Alex Gallardo / Los Angeles Times

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Manny Ramirez's agent, Scott Boras, has rejected the latest two-year deal from the Dodgers.

'Now we start from scratch,' Frank McCourt says after star outfielder's agent declines the two-year, $45-million offer.

Associated Press
9:05 PM PST, February 26, 2009

Manny Ramirez has rejected yet another offer from the Dodgers.

The Dodgers announced Thursday night the star outfielder's agent Scott Boras had declined the two-year, $45-million offer -- the club's fourth this off-season.

"We want Manny back, but we feel we are negotiating against ourselves," Dodgers owner Frank McCourt said in a statement. "When his agent finds those 'serious offers' from other clubs, we'll be happy to restart the negotiations."

General manager Ned Colletti and McCourt met Wednesday in Los Angeles with Boras and offered the free-agent slugger a $25 million, one-year contract with a $20 million player option for 2010.

The offer is similar to the two-year, $45-million deal with a buyout or club option that the Dodgers put on the table in November. Ramirez refused the offer and the Dodgers withdrew their proposal. The team came back with a one-year, $25 million offer, but Ramirez turned that down as well.

Even with an economy that has substantially eroded since last November, out of respect for Manny and his talents, we actually improved our offer," McCourt said.

"So now, we start from scratch."

Colletti said there was not necessarily a hard deadline, and that Ramirez was not yet needed in spring training.

"With the season starting a week later, it's a little bit more flexible than it might have been a year ago," Colletti said.

The Dodgers open the regular season April 6 at San Diego.

Ramirez hit .396 with 17 home runs and 53 RBIs in 53 games with the Dodgers last season while leading them to the NL West title after he was acquired from Boston at the July 31 trade deadline.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-manny-ramirez-dodgers27-2009feb27,0,2453699.story

I am done with this fool. I don't know if I should be more upset with Manny or his agent.
 
Whoa, whoa whoa Tupac.

There's still a month left till the season begins.

We all knew both sides had to put their egos aside to get this deal done.

In my opinion, I see a 3 yr $60M with that 3rd yr player option - loaded with incentives or something.

Manny wants to get paid, he understands his value in a big market in Los Angeles and he knows McCourt can cough up the cash, but the Dodgers are really biddingagainst themselves.

It's back to the drawing board, but there's still plenty of time to negotiate.
 
if/when the dodgers stop negotiating......boras is gonna come crawling back. i really dont see any takers out there so....we'll see where this goes. thereason i thin kthey set a player option is cuz theyre scared of him pulling the same @%*$ as he did last year with boston over the option year
fyi....pre sale tix go on sale tomorrow. everything except opening day. the nlds blanket looks
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Originally Posted by bright nikes

Whoa, whoa whoa Tupac.

There's still a month left till the season begins.

We all knew both sides had to put their egos aside to get this deal done.

In my opinion, I see a 3 yr $60M with that 3rd yr player option - loaded with incentives or something.

Manny wants to get paid, he understands his value in a big market in Los Angeles and he knows McCourt can cough up the cash, but the Dodgers are really bidding against themselves.

It's back to the drawing board, but there's still plenty of time to negotiate.
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I feel you....

But I can't stand crap like this. Stuff like this makes me not want to cheer for you. It seems like he is only about himself.

I care about the name on the front of the jersey not the back.

On the other hand I was talking to my boy about this and he just believes manny is holding out so he doesn't have to be in spring training.
 
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