Hanley Ramirez signs with Red Sox. 4 years/$88 million(5th year option could make it 5/$110 million

[sackamano]

On mlb.com right now

 

[JimBoSox9]

Ben leads with "...to be our left fielder".  EVERYONE SHADDUP

 

[Dustin the Wind]

Any chance he trades Xander for 2 and Xander takes 7?

 

[soxhop411]

those that are not able to watch..
 
Brian MacPherson ‏@brianmacp 7s7 seconds ago
Ben Cherington said Hanley Ramirez initially reached out to him through his agent.

 

[Brianish]

Hanley's one of those people who doesn't know how to smile on command, apparently.
 
Solidarity, friend. 

 

[soxhop411]

Scott Lauber ‏@ScottLauber 22s22 seconds ago
Cherington: Bringing back Hanley "has been in the back of our minds for some time" #RedSox

 

[soxhop411]

Alex Speier ‏@alexspeier 14s14 seconds ago
Hanley: 'I remember '05 when I got traded, I was really upset... I'm a new player. I'm a new person.'

 

[BornToRun]

<p>those that are not able to watch..
 
Brian MacPherson ‏@brianmacp 7s7
link to tweet seconds ago
Ben Cherington said Hanley Ramirez initially reached out to him through his agent.

I can't get over just how awesome this detail is to me. The signing would be awesome regardless but the fact that he actively sought out the Red Sox is cool to me.

 

[Laser Show]

Can't help but think he's always longed to be here. He was talking about how he wanted to tweet yesterday about it being 9 years since the trade.

 

[E5 Yaz]

jcrasnick Jerry Crasnick
I'll always think of Juan Francisco as a #redsox, in much the same way I remember Mike Piazza as a #marlin.

 

[soxhop411]

Sean McAdam ‏@Sean_McAdam 25s25 seconds ago
Hanley Ramirez on returning to Red Sox: "This is home for me."

 

[Laser Show]

"This guy kept calling me, you guys might know him, Dustin Pedroia. He kept getting on me "I've got 2 rings, you've got none, I want more. Let's go.""

 

[BornToRun]

Hanley's story about Pedroia is hilarious and the exact kind of thing I can imagine him saying.

 

[ehaz]

This is beautiful.  Details on Pedroia and Ortiz...

 

[InsideTheParker]

Dustin told him to get his shit together as he had two rings and Hanley has none, but HR smiled as he told us that  and censored it nicely.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

He doesn't sound too excited about left field but knows it's what he needs to do to win.

 

[Green Monster]

Hanley loosening up......."A guy has been calling me and giving me a hard time, I don't know if you know him.....Dustin Pedroia".  ...........When asked about his relationship with David Ortiz he opens with "I don't know that guy" and then flashes a big smile.

 

[soxhop411]

jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 21s21 seconds ago
Hanley breakdown: 19M in 2015, 22M 2016, '17 and '18. 2019 22M option vests with 1050 plate appearances in 2017 and '18 3M bonus

 

[Laser Show]

Ben went out of his way to mention that Hanley's a very good baserunner too.

 

[InsideTheParker]

Hanley seems mature and nice. I like him based on this presser.

 

[Cellar-Door]

jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 21s21 seconds ago
Hanley breakdown: 19M in 2015, 22M 2016, '17 and '18. 2019 22M option vests with 1050 plate appearances in 2017 and '18 3M bonus

So basically average 130 games his last two years.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Is it April 6th yet?  LETS GO!!!!

 

[rodderick]

Hanley seems mature and nice. I like him based on this presser.

 
But would you go out for some pizza with him?

 

[Brianish]

Hanley seems mature and nice. I like him based on this presser.

 
The comment about how being a dad helped him mature as a clubhouse leader was surprisingly personal for one of these things. 

 

[MakMan44]

jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 21s21 seconds ago
Hanley breakdown: 19M in 2015, 22M 2016, '17 and '18. 2019 22M option vests with 1050 plate appearances in 2017 and '18 3M bonus

Dunno why you didn't bold 18 too, threw me off for a second.

 

[sackamano]

He doesn't sound too excited about left field but knows it's what he needs to do to win.

Yeah ... he also seems lazy during this press conference.

 

[MakMan44]

Yeah ... he also seems lazy during this press conference.

Someone should ask him if he wants to get pizza with Lester

 

[sackamano]

I'm going to love watching this guy hit bombs over that monster.

 

[InsideTheParker]

 
But would you go out for some pizza with him?

Nah. Those crazy Red Sox fans would keep bugging us. He can come over, tho, I can make pizza.

 

[foulkehampshire]

He's going to rake so much in this division. Hopefully playing LF will reduce the wear and tear and keep him on the field.
 
Very excited. 

 

[Don Buddin's GS]

jcrasnick Jerry Crasnick
I'll always think of Juan Francisco as a #redsox, in much the same way I remember Mike Piazza as a #marlin.

Shouldn't this be moved to the "Thank You Juan Francisco" thread?

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Shouldn't this be moved to the "Thank You Juan Francisco" thread?

I just hope the guys vote to give him a ring for his contributions.

 

[Hee Sox Choi]

Article on Hanley moving to LF along with an interview with Arnie Beyeler, the Sox OF coach (and 1b coach):
 
http://woonsocketcall.com/node/12478
 
"my hope is that he’s looking forward to the challenge. It sounds like he is.”