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Are the Dodgers ever going to make a serious run at Manny?
-- Dan C. West Hills, Calif.

They've made a more serious run at him than the other 29 teams. They made him an offer. Granted, it came with a third-year option that made no sense to accept. If he wanted to sign for something short-term with the Dodgers, however, that offer could have been the starting point of negotiations to a deal. But he never responded because he wanted to create a bidding war once Mark Teixeira is off the board and he wants a long-term offer.

The Dodgers won't bid against themselves and they won't give him a long-term offer. Chances are, even if the Dodgers had made an early long-term offer, Ramirez still would have waited to see if he could get other teams involved. Free agency is dictated by the player, not the team. The Dodgers hope a market never develops for Ramirez and he comes back to them for a two-year deal.

If he can get another club to present something better than that -- perhaps the Yankees or Angels after Teixeira signs -- the Dodgers won't be involved. Not at his age without the designated hitter providing him a role to transition into when he becomes too old to play the outfield. (이로써 공식 발표입니다. 비딩 워가 되든 말든 더이상 참가 안하겠다는 거지 구단.... 그러면서도 양면성을 남겨두는군요 The Dodgers hope a market never develops for Ramirez and he comes back to them for a two-year deal.

에라이 거닉아...)

Why haven't the Dodgers entered the Mark Teixeira bidding?
-- Daniel C. Fontana, Calif.

It's the same reason they haven't bid on any Type-A free agents but their own. They are trying to develop from within. They are in a youth movement. They don't want to give nine-figure deals to anyone. Plus, they already have a solid, inexpensive, young first baseman in James Loney.

As much as fans don't like hearing it, the Dodgers are a business as well as a team. That's just reality. Current ownership has concluded that such contracts present an unwise risk/reward proposition, particularly with the unknowns of the current financial climate.

The Dodgers traditionally are among the game's leaders in ticket sales, allowing them a payroll annually near the top in the National League. But for another four years they will lack the riches that a regional television network provides teams like the Yankees, Mets and Red Sox. And squeezing added revenue out of a 47-year-old stadium has become a difficult challenge as well, as it requires huge capital expenditures to upgrade the venue.

So while the Dodgers can easily outspend their smaller-market division rivals, they don't have the resources some would expect for a club in a big market, even if they wanted to hook up in a bidding war with a free-spending rival. (그래. 유스 무브먼트 지껄이고 로니 좋은 줄 알면 드레프트에 돈 좀 쓰라고 전해라 거닉아)

더불어, 이미 알려진 대로 FA 투수 중에서는 존 갈란드, 랜디 울프, 랜디 존슨 등에 관심이 있다고 밝혔습니다. 그나마 셋 중엔 갈란드가 제일 낫군요..B타입이긴 하지만 내구성에선 셋 중 가장 낫기에