Manny Ramirez may very well find himself as a man without a team when the 2009 Major League Baseball season starts.
No doubt, Ramirez thought he was in the driver’s seat when he turned down proposals of two years, $45 million; then one year, $25 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Surely, he and his egotistical agent Scott Boras thought someone would come along with a four-year contract worth in excess of $100 million.
Hold on.
People certainly haven’t forgotten how Ramirez quit on the Boston Red Sox last season; even though he was at the end of an eight-year, $160 million contract.
Sure, he was the sparkplug that sent the Dodgers from the middle-of-the-pack to the NL Championship Series.
It all comes down to one question: Would you sign Ramirez to a long-term contract, considering how he quit on the Red Sox last year?
I didn’t think so … nor do general managers think so throughout MLB.
No doubt, Ramirez thought he was in the driver’s seat when he turned down proposals of two years, $45 million; then one year, $25 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Surely, he and his egotistical agent Scott Boras thought someone would come along with a four-year contract worth in excess of $100 million.
Hold on.
People certainly haven’t forgotten how Ramirez quit on the Boston Red Sox last season; even though he was at the end of an eight-year, $160 million contract.
Sure, he was the sparkplug that sent the Dodgers from the middle-of-the-pack to the NL Championship Series.
It all comes down to one question: Would you sign Ramirez to a long-term contract, considering how he quit on the Red Sox last year?
I didn’t think so … nor do general managers think so throughout MLB.
