Can we please just sign Adam Dunn?

Why in Hell are we bothering with Manny Ramirez's posturing?

As I wrote when we first signed him, I was very pleased when the Dodgers traded for Manny but I felt that we should let him walk away as a free agent because of course he'd eventually become a distraction. I wouldn't mind having him back for 1 or 2 years, but anything more than that would be stupid.

Additionally, we can just get Bobby Abreu or (especially) Adam Dunn for half the price (per year) that we've already offered Manny, and either one of them (especially Dunn!) would give us a good bat and relegate Juan Pierre to the bench. Manny and his agent (Scott Boras, who we have previously established is evil) are trying to get us to bid against ourselves. Boras certainly has done that successfully several times before (see: Andruw Jones), but thankfully it looks like it won't be happening this time. Let's just sign Dunn and a pitcher and save some money for mid-season pick-ups.