Why did the Marlins pull out of the Manny sweepstakes?

Question

What made Florida pull out of the potential deal for Ramirez?

Answer 1

Hermida - 3 hits, 2 RBI, 3 runs scored...

and he can cover more ground in the outfield...

... im glad it didnt happen, not for Jeremy.

Answer 2

the marlins arent good enough to be able to deal with manny..he's a little too much of a distraction to play for a team that still is building

Answer 3

I'm sure Manny equals their whole payroll. It made no sense for them to get him when Boston refused to pay most of his salary.

Answer 4

The Marlins wanted too much.  Basically they wanted Manny plus 7 mil, plus 2 prospects to help cover the cost for Manny's contract.  All the Red Sox would get in return is Jason Bay from the Pirates.  Sox didn't think that was a fair deal and pulled back...This is what I heard on ESPN today

Answer 5

The Marlins didn't pull out, the Red Sox did.  The Marlins were asking for more than the Red Sox wanted to give up.