thephan wrote:With LA putting a $60M chip on the table, $45M guaranteed, the bidding is actually a little lower then I expected for Manny. I saw some comment that Boras shrugged it off looking for that 6 year deal, which would have to be north of $90M.

philliesphhan wrote:Manny's options on his old contract were for 20M a year so I'd say offering him less money would be a lowball offer.

lethal wrote:

philliesphhan wrote:Manny's options on his old contract were for 20M a year so I'd say offering him less money would be a lowball offer.

The offer is 2 years 45M or 3 years 60M, how is that lower than 2 years 40M?

Citing a source close to the negotiations, the Times reported that Ramirez would earn $15 million next season, $22.5 million in 2010 and the same in 2011 if the team exercised its option. The final year can be bought out for $7.5 million.

thephan wrote:

Houshphandzadeh wrote:What's the LA deal? 2/45 with a 15M option on a third year?

Citing a source close to the negotiations, the Times reported that Ramirez would earn $15 million next season, $22.5 million in 2010 and the same in 2011 if the team exercised its option. The final year can be bought out for $7.5 million.

ESPN

NYTimes wrote:Some Fret Over New 'Dodgertown' in L.A.

Next spring, when a city's fancy turns to baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers will take the field in a neighborhood newly christened Dodgertown. But Rachel Cantu and others who once lived there won't be celebrating. The area's former residents will be marking the 50th anniversary of when the last families were driven out of a close-knit, largely Hispanic neighborhood they knew as Chavez Ravine. They were tossed out to make way for a new major league ballpark that would be called Dodger Stadium....

...''It was one of the most bald-faced, trick-bag things ever done in a city. It was absolutely nauseating,'' said musician Ry Cooder, whose acclaimed 2005 album ''Chavez Ravine'' recounts the area's history....

..'People who lived there would bury their babies' umbilical cords in the dirt there, that's how much the land meant to them,''...50-year-old actor-filmmaker [Ira Angustain] said, his voice cracking with emotion....

snakster wrote:Right, so if they buy out the 3rd year, that makes it 2 years and 45 mil.

CFP wrote:According to the Phils' site, Amaro has begun negotiating with Moyer, with an apparent 50-50 chance of having the deal done by Friday. Moyer wants a multi-year deal according to Mandel.

FTN wrote:Seems like a simple solution.

1 year deal, 8M, with a vesting option for 2010 (9M) if he logs 175 IP in 2008. If he sucks and cant get batters out this year, its unlikely he'll just hang on. If hes healthy and getting guys out, its not likely he's going to be any different next year than this year.

philliesphhan wrote: I noticed he only gave up 20 HR compared to 30 the year before

According to the East Valley Tribune, the Diamondbacks have received inquiries about Eric Byrnes, but are still likely to keep him.
A trade would almost certainly involve the Diamondbacks taking another bad contract in return, and the team believes that Byrnes is a better bet for 2009 than the veterans who could be offered for him (Luis Castillo, Adam Eaton and Julio Lugo could be a few possibilities). It seems unlikely, but perhaps a team looking to bring in one of the Diamondbacks' younger players could take on Byrnes' contract instead of giving up a quality player in return.

BassGuiFloyd wrote:

According to the East Valley Tribune, the Diamondbacks have received inquiries about Eric Byrnes, but are still likely to keep him.
A trade would almost certainly involve the Diamondbacks taking another bad contract in return, and the team believes that Byrnes is a better bet for 2009 than the veterans who could be offered for him (Luis Castillo, Adam Eaton and Julio Lugo could be a few possibilities). It seems unlikely, but perhaps a team looking to bring in one of the Diamondbacks' younger players could take on Byrnes' contract instead of giving up a quality player in return.