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Ramirez stays with Dodgers

The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 7, 2009

LOS ANGELES - Manny Ramirez is coming back to the Dodgers next season.

The team said Friday that the slugger exercised his $20 million contract option for 2010. Agent Scott Boras informed General Manager Ned Colletti of the decision, which Ramirez had until this month to make.

He could have exercised an out clause in the two-year, $45 million deal he signed in March.

Ramirez hit .290 with 19 home runs and 63 RBIs in 104 regular-season games. He missed 50 games while suspended for violating baseball's drug policy.

BREWERS: Declined a $3.7 million option on right-hander David Weathers, who gets a $400,000 buyout.

DIAMONDBACKS: Brandon Webb, the 2006 NL Cy Young Award winner, will receive $8.5 million from Arizona rather than a $2 million buyout.

METS: New York declined reliever J.J. Putz's $9.1 million option and will pay a $1 million buyout.

PHILLIES: Cliff Lee will remain with the Phillies after the team picked up the left-hander's $9 million option for 2010.

The team announced the expected move two days after losing the World Series to the New York Yankees. Lee's contract expires after next season, though General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said the team is open to signing the star southpaw to a long-term deal.

ROYALS: Kansas City declined options for outfielder Coco Crisp ($8 million), catcher Miguel Olivo ($3.3 million) and right-hander Yasuhiko Yabuta ($4 million). Crisp and Olivo became eligible for free agency. Crisp and Yabuta each get $500,000 buyouts, and Olivo receives $100,000.

TWINS: Minnesota obtained shortstop J.J. Hardy from Milwaukee for outfielder Carlos Gomez, one of the players the Mets sent to the Twins in the Johan Santana deal.

WHITE SOX: Chicago acquired Mark Teahen from the Royals for infielders Josh Fields and Chris Getz and cash. The White Sox also declined a $12 million mutual option on right fielder Jermaine Dye. The 2005 World Series MVP gets a $950,000 buyout and immediately filed for free agency.

FREE AGENTS: The Angels' Vladimir Guerrero, Chone Figgins and Kelvim Escobar were among 39 players who filed Friday, raising the total of free agents to 118. Also filing were three members of the NL champion Phillies: Pedro Martinez, Brett Myers and Miguel Cairo.

About 65 additional players are potentially eligible to file by the Nov. 19 deadline. Free agents can start negotiating money with all teams the following day.

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