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Outfield: The Dodgers, Giants and Manny

by Matthew Cerrone on January 6th, 2009 at 3:20 pm

Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com believes Manny Ramirez is still seeking a four-year, $100 million contract.

In a poll to MetsBlog.com, 52 percent of the more-than 5,000 people who voted said they would not give Ramirez a guaranteed three-year, $75 million deal to sign with the Mets.

Meanwhile, the Dodgers are holding firm on their initial two-year, $45 million offer, reports Tim Brown for Yahoo! Sports, who also believes Ramirez is still seeking four or five years.

John Perrotto of Baseball Prospectus believes the Giants may be preparing two different offers for Ramirez, one that is worth three guaranteed years for $36 million, and another that guarantees two years, but holds an option for a third and fourth season, which could ultimately be worth $100 million.

However, according to Rosenthal, Ramirez is only ‘cool to the idea of playing in San Francisco.’

In the end, Jon Heyman of SI.com still feels the Giants and Dodgers will be Ramirez’s top suitors.

Last week, in a post to his blog for the Star-Ledger, Dan Graziano explained why there is little chance Ramirez ends up in Queens, despite Omar Minaya’s interest.

Speaking of outfielders…

Bobby Abreu is still seeking a three-year, $48 million deal, according to Brown’s previously mentioned report for Yahoo!.

Lastly, Milton Bradley signed a three-year, $30 million deal with the Cubs, according to multiple reports.