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Originally Posted by guccilvr
The thing is Baltimore and NY *need* Tex. Boston doesn't need him.. they just would like to have him.. so really Boston could end up without him and be ok and focus on what they have and pick up a bat at the trade deadline. I'd rather see him in Baltimore naturally, but don't believe all the crap that Boston is out. They figured out how to handle Boras long ago.
Boras initiated contact with the Yankees which pretty much proves Henry and Theo right, that Boras didn't have the offers he said he had. Even the Skanks are saying they can't just outbid everyone for Tex like they did for C.C. and Burnett, so it could be quite the interesting signing going into the Holidays.
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MLBTradeRumors has a link to a Dominican newspaper suggesting that Manny Ramirez is about to sign with the Yankees for three years, $75 million.
De último minuto; Manny Ramírez: Tres años y 75 millones con los Yanquis
Or, run through Google Translate...
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Last minute; Manny Ramírez: Three years and 75 million with the Yankees
The Dominican Manny Ramírez is on the verge of signing a contract for three years and $ 75 million with the New York Yankees, as entrusted to Impactodeportivo.com.do this Sunday.
Negotiations are well advanced and close on Monday and Tuesday would be made the official announcement.
Manny wanted to follow the Dodgers, but Los Angeles did not want to loose the ticket.
Ramirez, who batted .332 with 37 home runs and 121 towed between Boston and the Dodgers, will be an attraction in New York.
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Now, I've never seen any of these Dominican papers even close to being accurate (and I saw a bunch back when the Orioles had Miguel Tejada). But, it's something to think about, and would probably bring Teixeira back to Baltimore, Boston and Washington (who already admitted to Buster Olney that they don't expect to sign him).
Especially since
Newsday is now reporting that Boston never actually pulled their offer.
I think we're getting close; early on Teixeira was reported to say he wanted things done by Christmas. This is going to be a fun couple of days.