Hanley Ramirez Opts to (Most Likely) Be a Free Agent

Along with the other 11 soon-to-be free agents, Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez has said no to the team’s qualifying offer for $15.3 million to play on in the city of angels.

This would have been a pay cut for Hanley though as he couldn’t up the offer, not that $15 million isn’t enough for an already multimillionaire.

Seeing as he turned down the offer the Dodgers will now get a compensation pick for the 2015 draft if he decides to sign for someone else by the start of the season. The selection would come in a supplemental round between the first and second rounds of the draft.

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