Scott Boras: Manny Ramirez Looking for Contract 'Like Vlad Guerrero'

by FanHouse Staff

Filed under: Dodgers, MLB Rumors, MLB Hot Stove, MLB Free Agency

Manny Ramirez will turn 39 next May and is a free agent yet again this winter. Given his declining offensive production, his extreme defensive limitations, all the time he's missed the last two seasons because of injuries and suspensions and his questionable clubhouse presence, he's going to find it impossible to duplicate the two-year, $45 million contract he received from the Dodgers two offseasons ago.

Indeed, the market for Ramirez's services appears to be so limited that his agent/hype man Scott Boras is playing down expectations for his next deal.

"It's just like Vlad Guerrero," Boras told the Los Angeles Times. "His last Angels season, where he had an injury season and he had 50 RBIs, was not a customary Vlad Guerrero season. He went to Texas (last year) and reestablished himself.

 

Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Adam LaRoche Derrek Lee John Lindsey James Loney