You decide to break free from Scott and sign a modest, three-year, $68 million deal with Washington. And you're so glad you did. You single-handedly shift the balance of power in the NL East, and team with Cristian Guzman, Ryan Zimmerman and Josh Willingham to create the best lineup in the league. You even forge friendships that will last a lifetime. Anderson Hernandez becomes your best friend, partly due to the fact that you can fit him in your pocket.But you come home after a long road trip and you stop at Nationals Park to pick up some things. Among your fan mail, you find a crate addressed to you from "a friend." You open it, and you're horrified to find your buddy, Anderson Hernandez, frozen in carbonite.
"Boras!"
You rush out of the clubhouse, pushing the Nationals' traveling secretary out of the way to find your nemesis, who's in an oxygen bar, where the final battle begins. You get your hand cut off by Boras' light saber, which he bought at Brookstone.
"Come back, young Manny. Let me engineer a trade out of here. We can fit you with an artificial hand and you'll still hit .300 ... I can get you riches!"
"I'd rather die than come back to you. Besides, you killed my father!"
"No Manny, I am your father."
"Noooooooooooo!"
With that, you are pushed into an abyss and sucked into an air vent, only to be jolted by a hard landing where you find yourself ...
... in bed. It was all a dream. Your free agency has not been compromised.
Negotiate with the Angels
... or ...
Negotiate with the Yankees
... or ...
Negotiate with the Red Sox
... or ...
Negotiate with the Dodgers
(Not sure how you got here? Start Choose Your Own Adventure: Manny Being Choosey in Free Agency from the beginning.)
