UPDATE (10:58 PM CT): Ok, I wanted to let the smoke clear before I rolled in with the updates, because when this story originally broke about three hours ago, it was a done deal, and the updates started flying in at record pace disputing the story. So this is what we know so far.
At about 7:30 PM CT, Yahoo's Tim Brown reported that the two sides had not spoken in three days, and that the Giants might find an opening to get involved. Then, about 30 minutes later, Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes reported that the Dodgers and Manny Ramirez had reach an agreement on a two-year, $45MM deal. ESPNEWS jumped in on this and was attempting to confirm the deal shortly after when Yahoo's Senior Editor Steve Henson emailed MLBTR that Brown had just spoken with both the Dodgers and Boras, and that no deal was in place.
Follwing so far?
ESPN.com then did some house-cleaning and back-tracking after posting on its website that a deal was in fact done. ESPN's Jayson Stark, as well as MLB.com's Ken Gurnick and Barry Bloom with a quote from Boras himself, chimed in with their reports. ESPNEWS then reported that Rojas' report was false, and that the two sides were only close to an agreement. ESPN.com then changed it's headline to note a deal is close (and not done) and removed Rojas as the story's author. Foxsports.com's Ken Rosenthal added his two cents, followed by Dylan Hernandez of the Times with another quote from Boras.
And what might be the most in-depth detailed report about where things stand now, Tony Jackson breaks it all down for us in his blog and confirms that Manny is headed to L.A. tonight as Rojas originally reported (Stark later confirmed on ESPNEWS that Manny did get on a plane) and will meet with Dodger officials first thing in the morning before possibly taking a physical and finalizing the deal. The Dodgers simply want to make sure Manny has his head on straight and is in a good frame of mind, so-to-speak, in light of what happened in Boston last year, and in light of how these negotiations transpired. They basically want a commitment to the Dodgers from Manny.
And for what it's worth, T.J. Simers of the Times spoke with Manny today before tonight's circus of events took place and Manny had this to say:
"I'm happy in L.A. I like my teammates and had a great time," said Ramirez. "The fans were so good to me; they treated me the best anywhere in my career. And now I think we're close [to a deal]. ... Tell everyone Mannywood is coming."
Bottom line? Manny should be signed, sealed and delivered sometime tomorrow. And the parameters are what has been reported: two-years, $45MM ($25MM in the first year guaranteed - not sure on whether or not there is any deferred compensation - with a player option opt-out after the first year).
Is this over yet???
What a circus this has been. Maybe after tomorrow we can concentrate on some baseball, and look forward to "Mannywood" in L.A.
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According to ESPNEWS and Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes, the deal would be two years, $45MM. No details yet.
My guess is the second year might be an opt-out option, and there's probably some deferred compensation involved as well. More as it becomes available......
At about 7:30 PM CT, Yahoo's Tim Brown reported that the two sides had not spoken in three days, and that the Giants might find an opening to get involved. Then, about 30 minutes later, Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes reported that the Dodgers and Manny Ramirez had reach an agreement on a two-year, $45MM deal. ESPNEWS jumped in on this and was attempting to confirm the deal shortly after when Yahoo's Senior Editor Steve Henson emailed MLBTR that Brown had just spoken with both the Dodgers and Boras, and that no deal was in place.
Follwing so far?
ESPN.com then did some house-cleaning and back-tracking after posting on its website that a deal was in fact done. ESPN's Jayson Stark, as well as MLB.com's Ken Gurnick and Barry Bloom with a quote from Boras himself, chimed in with their reports. ESPNEWS then reported that Rojas' report was false, and that the two sides were only close to an agreement. ESPN.com then changed it's headline to note a deal is close (and not done) and removed Rojas as the story's author. Foxsports.com's Ken Rosenthal added his two cents, followed by Dylan Hernandez of the Times with another quote from Boras.
And what might be the most in-depth detailed report about where things stand now, Tony Jackson breaks it all down for us in his blog and confirms that Manny is headed to L.A. tonight as Rojas originally reported (Stark later confirmed on ESPNEWS that Manny did get on a plane) and will meet with Dodger officials first thing in the morning before possibly taking a physical and finalizing the deal. The Dodgers simply want to make sure Manny has his head on straight and is in a good frame of mind, so-to-speak, in light of what happened in Boston last year, and in light of how these negotiations transpired. They basically want a commitment to the Dodgers from Manny.
And for what it's worth, T.J. Simers of the Times spoke with Manny today before tonight's circus of events took place and Manny had this to say:
"I'm happy in L.A. I like my teammates and had a great time," said Ramirez. "The fans were so good to me; they treated me the best anywhere in my career. And now I think we're close [to a deal]. ... Tell everyone Mannywood is coming."
Bottom line? Manny should be signed, sealed and delivered sometime tomorrow. And the parameters are what has been reported: two-years, $45MM ($25MM in the first year guaranteed - not sure on whether or not there is any deferred compensation - with a player option opt-out after the first year).
Is this over yet???
What a circus this has been. Maybe after tomorrow we can concentrate on some baseball, and look forward to "Mannywood" in L.A.
**********
According to ESPNEWS and Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes, the deal would be two years, $45MM. No details yet.
My guess is the second year might be an opt-out option, and there's probably some deferred compensation involved as well. More as it becomes available......
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