Interesting tidbit from SI baseball reporter Jon Heyman in his daily baseball report. Much of the piece is devoted to Indians lefty C.C. Sabathia's possible landing spots when he hits free agency -- that guy has a XXL pinstriped uniform already stitched out for him -- but there is a interesting little morsel about Manny. Apparently Manny Ramirez rang up A-Rod and asked his opinion about switching from agent Gregg Genske to Scott Boras. Sounds like Manny Being Manny is trying to get out of those option years.

• Before Manny Ramirez switched agents to Scott Boras, Ramirez dialed up his fellow South Florida resident Alex Rodriguez to make sure he was doing the right thing. Though A-Rod has said publicly that he disagreed with some of Boras' negotiating strategy this winter, and ran back to the Yankees on his own, it is believed he told Ramirez the move would be a good one for him. Rodriguez also told Ramirez that he thought the twin $20 million options for 2009 and '10 in his current contract could cost Manny $100 million by delaying his free agency.

 

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