Marlins, Hanley Ramirez on verge of 6-year, $70 mil deal

Big Hugg · 05-10-2008, 12:50 AM

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Lambasted for their major league-low $21 million payroll and perpetual trading of star players, the Marlins are finally keeping one in the fold.

Shortstop Hanley Ramirez told an acquaintance he has agreed to the framework of a six-year, $70 million extension. That ranks as the richest contract in franchise history, topping the six-year, $61 million deal Gary Sheffield received in April 1997.

Ramirez's contract is pending a physical and an official announcement might not come until early next week.

Marlins President David Samson and President of Baseball Operations Larry Beinfest had no comment late Friday. Andy Mota, Ramirez's Weston-based agent, could not be reached.

Florida Marlins working on $70 million deal with Hanley Ramirez -- -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

Things are changing in South Florida. Stadium coming, the stars won't be leaving town anymore.

Makes the 21-14 start even sweeter.

Raderick · 05-10-2008, 02:37 AM

Florida has a really strong young base. Hopefully they can keep their players and build a solid young team for several years.

jbergey22 · 05-10-2008, 02:52 AM

Bargain, this kid is a stud... Might need to switch to 3b down the road though.

Green & Gold Heart · 05-10-2008, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by jbergey22

Bargain, this kid is a stud...

Agreed, I love him on my fantasy team.

canadiancreed · 05-10-2008, 12:01 PM

Ok when did Loria get the boot?

His Own Bad Self · 05-10-2008, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Green & Gold Heart

Agreed, I love him on my fantasy team.

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rem · 05-10-2008, 04:15 PM

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mh2365 · 05-10-2008, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jbergey22

Bargain, this kid is a stud... Might need to switch to 3b down the road though.

Was tough seeing him leave the Sox organization but getting back Beckett makes it a good trade all around.

Jonzard · 05-10-2008, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by remangiii

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" but instead of this year I mean last year when I got him in the 3rd or 4th round.

jaxmagicman · 05-10-2008, 07:57 PM

I got him in the 27th round of a keeper league two years ago. Loving that keeper. Course, I can only keep a player for 2 years so, he is gone after this year.

theasfl · 05-10-2008, 08:30 PM

I might actually be able to purchase a Marlins jersey now, though I'm still worried they'll trade him in two years.

Skipaway · 05-11-2008, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by jbergey22

Bargain, this kid is a stud... Might need to switch to 3b down the road though.

I wouldn't call it a bargain. Jose Reyes' equivalent deal two years ago was 5 years 32.25m.

I wouldn't say 1 more year with 37.75m more is a bargain, unless you consider the Reyes' deal an insane bargain.

We can also compare this extension to the Tulowitzki's recent contract.

Ramirez's deal will be paying his MLB service year 4 to year 9 for 70m.

Tulowitzki's deal will be paying his MLB service year 2 to year 7 for 31m ( year 8 option 15m).

Even if Ramirez could be considered better than both Reyes and Tulowitzki, it's definitely not a bargain.

Big Hugg · 05-11-2008, 04:10 AM

Ramirez was expected to get 8 million in arbitration this fall. Now, if you want to be conservative, you can say he gets 8, 10, 12 over his 3 years of arbitration eligibility. At which time, he then hits free agency and gets his 17-20 million a year (which he would get). That's 81-90 million right there.

Skipaway · 05-13-2008, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Hugg

Ramirez was expected to get 8 million in arbitration this fall. Now, if you want to be conservative, you can say he gets 8, 10, 12 over his 3 years of arbitration eligibility. At which time, he then hits free agency and gets his 17-20 million a year (which he would get). That's 81-90 million right there.

Yeah, so it's just the regular discount for pre-free agency deals, which people often mistake for bargain.

It's not really a bargain considering every pre-free agency contracts are constructed similarly.

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Big Hugg All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 933	Ramirez was expected to get 8 million in arbitration this fall. Now, if you want to be conservative, you can say he gets 8, 10, 12 over his 3 years of arbitration eligibility. At which time, he then hits free agency and gets his 17-20 million a year (which he would get). That's 81-90 million right there.