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Having rescinded their two-year, $45 million offer to Manny Ramirez on the day Ramirez became free to negotiate with other clubs, the Dodgers appear to have turned their attention to free agent pitcher CC Sabathia.
Although the club hasn't closed the door on re-signing Ramirez, the Dodgers don't have the payroll flexibility to sign both Ramirez and Sabathia, so the Dodgers' courtship of Sabathia could be simply a ploy to put pressure on Ramirez and his agent, Scott Boras. But the Dodgers do need starting pitching, having apparently lost both Derek Lowe and Brad Penny to free agency this winter. Sabathia has an offer of six years and about $140 million from the New York Yankees, but he is believed to strongly prefer a National League team so he can bat and a West Coast...
20 Nov 2008 at 7:30pm
The former Dodger is highly sought because many teams need a shortstop and leadoff hitter.
20 Nov 2008 at 6:18am
Raul Ibanez is the latest player linked to the Philadelphia Phillies as a possible target, per a report in New...
19 Nov 2008 at 5:55pm
The market for CC Sabathia has legs, no doubt. With the free-agent left-hander already mulling offers that are...
18 Nov 2008 at 1:31pm
The Twitter for Gordon Wittenmyer, who reports on the Cubs for the Chicago Sun-Times, tells the world that Ryan...
17 Nov 2008 at 1:16pm
San Diego general manager Kevin Towers has the worst job in baseball. He must preside over the second...
15 Nov 2008 at 6:05am
The Los Angeles Dodgers have withdrawn the contract offer extended to free agent Manny Ramirez a week ago, but...
15 Nov 2008 at 12:06am
Free-agent shopping promises to be hotter than Christmas sales, and we take a look at the teams who has the lists -- and the money -- to cart off the best players.
14 Nov 2008 at 11:56pm
To open the free-agent market, we take a look at teams with the biggest needs for starting and relief pitchers and catchers. There's plenty of juice in these battery men.
14 Nov 2008 at 11:40pm
CC Sabathia? Mark Teixeira? Manny Ramirez? The Yankees have money to throw around. Let the bidding begin.
14 Nov 2008 at 11:00pm
The Los Angeles Dodgers have withdrawn their contract offer to left fielder Manny Ramirez but will continue to negotiate, according to a report by MLB.com on Friday.
14 Nov 2008 at 5:30pm
Forget Dodger Blue. This is Dodger Green -- as in $90 for a spring training ticket. That's what the Dodgers will charge for 692 top seats at their new spring home in Glendale, Ariz. Last year, their highest-priced exhibition ticket was $20 at Vero Beach, Fla. The team's chief operating officer believes the perks of the new tickets -- including cool, scented towels -- will make the cost worthwhile for...
14 Nov 2008 at 7:48am
With 42-year-old Greg Maddux likely to retire, the Los Angeles Dodgers are on the lookout for a veteran presence...
14 Nov 2008 at 7:43am
The Colorado Rockies are expected to show prime interest in Jeremy Affeldt, who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds...
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