The Phillies have made some progress on a contract extension for manager Charlie Manuel, according to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com. Manuel’s agent, Pat Rooney, met with Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. for an hour today and the talks went well.
“It was productive,” Rooney told Salisbury. “We’re getting closer. There was some give and take. Both sides made some movement, but we’re still a little ways away. They know our position so we’ll keep working on it.”
Manuel hopes to have a two-year extension by Opening Day and has said that he isn’t worried about negotiations. The 67-year-old will earn $2.4MM in 2011, the final year of his contract. Though Manuel declined to comment today, he issued a statement confirming that "Ruben and Pat are working toward a resolution."
They better sign him to an extension
What in the world is the problem? He’s won two pennants and a ring in the last three years. He wants two years at a total of $8 or $9 mil. Pay the man. Good Lord, Ruben.
Good to hear. O’Doyle rules.
Guy deserves a lifetime extension as far as I’m concerned for as much as he wants. No manager, possibly in baseball history, has made more of an impact on a club than Manuel has with the Phillies aside from maybe Joe Girardi with the Yankees. No way in hell the Phillies even sniff the playoffs from 2007-2010+ without him….
Charlie Manuel wins one WS ring since taking over as the Phillies manager in 2004. Bobby Cox manages 20 or so seasons with the Braves and only ended up with one ring…….LOL. So you tell me, who’s the better manager here?