Maybe he can catch... On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 12:57 PM, William Marino <[email protected]> wrote: > Eight years is a long time. The comparison to Manny is good, but not > perfect. The concern I'd have is that asset values have been falling like a > stone. Does this affect revenue for the Sox? Do you want to be tied up to a > contract that size for that long in an uncertain revenue environment? I > suspect the Sox could absorb it, but it has to be a consideration. I pull > the trigger because as good as he is, I think he still has more power in > him. Don't worry about where he plays. Injuries will take care of that. > I'm not even sure Lowell is viable at 3rd, given how he looked at the end of > last year. Between Lowell, Ortiz and Drew, you can expect to find 150 games > for him. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Salemi > Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 11:15 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Hee > > > > I'm not one to take pleasure if the disappointment of others, but this did > make me chuckle a bit. > > > > Seems like the Dodgers offer is pretty damn generous Manny. > > > > Manny Ramirez is so upset by his lack of suitors on the free agent market > that he's told friends he would consider retirement if an offer doesn't come > soon, Newsday reported yesterday. > > Los Angeles Dodgers GM Ned Colletti is prepared to wait out Ramirez, > meanwhile. > > The NL West champions made the free agent slugger a two-year, $45 million > offer this fall but haven't heard whether he will accept it. Colletti said > he last spoke with Ramirez' agent, Scott Boras, on Monday night. > > The 36-year-old Ramirez, who came to the Dodgers from the Red Sox [team > stats] at the July 31 trade deadline, batted .396 with 17 home runs and 53 > RBI in 53 games for Los Angeles. > > On a side note, does anyone have a problem with giving Texiera eight years? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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