Okay, according to ESPN, Manny Ramirez signed with the Dodgers for two years at $45 million dollars, but don’t freak out, that’s not per year, that’s for the whole long two years.
And this was after months of negotiations. I guess it took awhile for Scott Boras, his agent, to get the Dodgers up to 45. They were probably only offering 40 or something low like that before, and that would have been a real hardship for Manny. Imagine playing 162 three-hour baseball games a year for only $20 million a year?
ESPN’s site has a cool tool that will tell you how many years it’ll take you to make what Manny makes in a year. For instance, you can find out that if you make $80,000 a year, it will take you 281.25 years to make a Manny year. Unfortunately, if you only make $40,000 a year, it’s going to take you 562.5 years.
Or, if my math’s not mistaken, Manny’s making enough in one year to pay 562 people $40,000. Or did I get that wrong? And would it also follow that if he got 500 at bats, he would make over $40,000 each time he batted? Can that be right? I mean, does Manny Ramirez make more in two or three at bats than I’ve ever made in a year my entire life?
Either my math is bad, or I need a better agent. Hey, Boras. Oh nevermind.
