Giants president Larry Baer has declined to reveal whether or not the team had made Manny Ramirez a formal offer, but they are believed to be a player.
San Francisco could reportedly offer Ramirez a deal longer than two years, that also allows both sides to end the pact early if they so choose.
On Thursday, Ramirez and agent Scott Boras turned down a two-year, $45 million deal from the Dodgers.
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Bobby Evans, the Giants' vice president of baseball operations, has said all spring that a multi-year deal for Tim Lincecum could be explored later but was not a high priority this spring. Lincecum's agent, Rick Thurman, said that was fine and his client will make $650,000 in 2009.
"If they come to us and talk about a multiyear deal, we'll certainly listen," Thurman said. "But it wasn't a big part of our conversation."
"I think it's fair what I got," said Lincecum. "I'm not saying I got gypped at all. I'm happy with what I got. Now I've just to live up to that expectation. You see pay increases and you expect results. That's what happens from the fan standpoint. Now I've just got to push it, I guess."
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Giants president Larry Baer said he exchanged messages with agent Scott Boras on Wednesday in regards to Manny Ramirez.
“We haven’t been asked to make an offer in the last couple of days,” Baer said. “I don’t want to characterize it beyond that. People are saying it’s accelerated (with the Dodgers). I can’t tell you there’s any difference today than a week ago. There may be, but it hasn’t been communicated to us.”
Asked pointedly if the Giants had made an offer at any stage, Baer said,
“We’ve talked about it till we’re literally blue in the face – Dodger blue in the face – that we’ve been in communication with them about concepts. It hasn’t been pushed beyond that.”
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Giants Feb 2009 Archive
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San Francisco Chronicle | Feb 26, 2009
Noah Lowry probably will not be ready by the start of the season after experiencing elbow pain.
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SI.com | Feb 26, 2009
Tim Lincecum will continue to be one of the best bargains in baseball.
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Plain Dealer | Feb 20, 2009
Andy Marte was designated for assignment Thursday by the Indians.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Feb 18, 2009
Matt Cain hasn't had a history of the best conditioning, something the Giants have pressed on him over the years.
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MLB.com | Feb 16, 2009
Both the Giants and Tim Lincecum have said that discussions on a contract extension are not active, but that could change rather quickly.
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New York Times | Feb 14, 2009
Barry Bonds's former personal shopper is expected to be called to the home run king's perjury trial in March to testify that she saw Bonds being injected by Greg Anderson.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Feb 12, 2009
General manager Brian Sabean said Wednesday he cannot see trading Jonathan Sanchez for a hitter.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Feb 10, 2009
The Giants signed 35-year-old right-hander Ramon Ortiz to a minor-league contract with a spring-training invite.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Feb 9, 2009
Rich Aurilia signed a minor league deal with the Giants on Monday, stating his desire to retire with the club.
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MLB.com | Feb 8, 2009
Free-agent third baseman Joe Crede is reportedly considering an offer from the Giants.
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MLB.com | Feb 7, 2009
The Giants are genuinely interested in free-agent slugger Manny Ramirez, but won't break the bank in order to sign him.
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Mercury News | Feb 6, 2009
Tim Lincecum was interviewed by Giants' beat writer Andrew Baggarly on Thursday.
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ESPN | Feb 4, 2009
Court documents show Barry Bonds tested positive for three types of steroids.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Feb 4, 2009
The Giants are willing to offer free-agent outfielder Manny Ramirez a two-year deal, according to a source close to the club.
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FoxSports | Feb 4, 2009
Both the Phillies and Giants pursued infielder Ty Wigginton, who agreed to a two-year, $6 million free-agent contract with the Orioles on Tuesday.
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New York Times | Feb 3, 2009
A urine sample that Barry Bonds provided as part of the anonymous testing that baseball conducted in 2003 has tested positive.
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MLB Trade Rumors | Feb 1, 2009
ESPN's Buster Olney believes that the Giants might be showing interest in free-agent outfielder Manny Ramirez in order to drive up his price for the Dodgers.
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News-Leader | Feb 1, 2009
Barry Zito has committed himself to having a better season after turning in a pair of disappointing campaigns with the Giants.
