It's His Own Fault

Manny Ramirez has only himself to blame. Right now, he could be either in Boston, knowing he has $20 million in his pocket after they exercised his option, or he could be with another team for around $24 million. However, his lack of hustle in Boston and the way he forced himself out of there, is keeping teams away. I mean what other reason is there? The guy is one of the best right-handed hitters of all-time and a future Hall of Famer. But at this point, it seems the only team willing to sign him for the amount of money he seeks, is the Dodgers. They saw how well he played for them and are hoping he can do that all year. However, the best fit for Manny would be the team that has a need and has the money to address that need. The team: The Red Sox. However, Manny has closed the door on them and has even expressed interest in joining the Yankees, just to annoy the Red Sox (of course that wouldn't be the worst thing in the world but still). 

The Angels lost out on Teixeira but have said that they won't pursue Manny. The other teams in the Teixeira derby, the Orioles and Nationals, won't be chasing Manny for basically the same reason: they don't have the financial security to risk that kind of money. With Teixeira, they knew that they were getting a great player, but more importantly, a consistent player. They knew that each year he'd give them 30+ HR, 100+RBI, and bat over .300. However, with Manny, they don't know if they'll get the Red Sox version of him; a lazy player who wasn't invested in the game and faked injuries, or the Dodger version: 17 HR, .396 AVG, and 53 RBI in 53 games. He's just not worth the risk.