Ned Colletti's Ironic Laryngitis

The agent for Manny Ramirez contacted the Dodgers on Tuesday, one day after word that the club was considering making a run at free-agent outfielders Adam Dunn and Bobby Abreu.

[Dodgers] General manager Ned Colletti said he received a voicemail from Scott Boras in regards to Ramirez, the first contact between the two sides on the free-agent outfielder since a session at the Winter Meetings went nowhere earlier this month.

"He left me a voicemail about an hour ago," a raspy Colletti, fighting off laryngitis, said Tuesday night. "I'm sure we'll talk in the next few days. Hopefully, I'll have my voice back."

Ned, I think we all know that when it comes to these negotiations, you've got your voice back and then some.  I said last week that Teixeira to the Yankees neutralized Manny's already waning appeal and left Team Ramirez with few options.  As Gurnick puts it: " The market for Ramirez has been essentially non-existent. The Dodgers' two-year, $45 million offer with a $15 million third-year option -- made in October and withdrawn soon after their window of negotiating exclusivity closed on Nov. 14 -- remains the only one yet extended to the slugger, who turns 37 next year."

The original offer, if it's even still on the table, seems like Manny's only option at this point, but don't be surprised if someone else makes a move when a Dodgers deal seems close.