Manny Ramírez is set to earn $20 million in this final guaranteed season of his eight-year, $160 million contract. The Red Sox also hold options for 2009 and 2010 at $20 million per year. How he's paid off for the Sox since signing as a free agent in 2001.
| Year | Pay | G | HR | RBI | Avg. |
| 2001 | $19m | 142 | 41 | 125 | .306 |
| 2002 | $15.5m | 120 | 33 | 107 | .349 |
| 2003 | $21m | 154 | 37 | 104 | .325 |
| 2004 | $23.5m | 152 | 43 | 130 | .308 |
| 2005 | $23m | 152 | 45 | 144 | .292 |
| 2006 | $20m | 130 | 35 | 102 | .321 |
| 2007 | $20m | 133 | 20 | 88 | .296 |
| Total | $142m | 983 | 254 | 800 | .313 |
NOTE: Pay includes any bonus money paid that season and deferred compensation that is scheduled to be paid from 2011-2026.
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