On Sunday night it was reported by Jon Heyman that the two sides may be just $1.5MM apart in negotiations between the Dodgers and Manny. However, this was actually before McCourt pulled the plug on the negotiations and basically said they would be starting from scratch with Scott Boras and Manny.
Yesterday, Heyman reported that there was growing speculation that in the process of restarting negotiations, the Dodgers next offer could be less than any of the previous three offers they had out for Manny, and this could in turn give the Giants (or another team?) an opportunity to sneak in and steal Manny away from the Dodgers.
I basically just wanted to clear up any confusion in the timeline of the most recent rumors/stories/reports regarding the Manny situation with the Dodgers.
In any case, you get the impression the Dodgers have really grown wary of Boras and his negotiation tactics and whatnot. At the same time, lowballing Manny now could be a dangerous move for the Blue. If I were both sides, 'compromise' is the best and easiest solution at this point.
Yesterday, Heyman reported that there was growing speculation that in the process of restarting negotiations, the Dodgers next offer could be less than any of the previous three offers they had out for Manny, and this could in turn give the Giants (or another team?) an opportunity to sneak in and steal Manny away from the Dodgers.
I basically just wanted to clear up any confusion in the timeline of the most recent rumors/stories/reports regarding the Manny situation with the Dodgers.
In any case, you get the impression the Dodgers have really grown wary of Boras and his negotiation tactics and whatnot. At the same time, lowballing Manny now could be a dangerous move for the Blue. If I were both sides, 'compromise' is the best and easiest solution at this point.
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