Dodgers GM on Manny Ramirez: ‘We still have differences’

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The Dodgers re-established contact with Manny Ramirez’s agent last week and remain in talks to re-sign the All-Star outfielder, General Manager Ned Colletti said today.

‘Friday, we talked at length,’ Colletti said, referring to agent Scott Boras. ‘We still have differences on what we think, but we’re still talking.’

Colletti said the Dodgers don’t have an offer on the table to Ramirez. In November, the club offered him a two-year, $45-million contract that it later withdrew.

Colletti said the Dodgers are focused on acquiring pitching, especially in the bullpen. All-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman remains a possibility.

The Dodgers remain open to re-signing Takashi Saito, to whom they didn’t tender a contract last month. But, Colletti said, ‘We haven’t heard a peep back.’

The Dodgers aren’t among the teams that are pursuing Pedro Martinez, Colletti said.

Martinez’s agent, Fernando Cuza, said today that his client has narrowed his choices to two National League teams and two American League teams.

‘Pedro feels so strong right now that he doesn’t want to do anything but a one-year deal,’ Cuza said, explaining that he intends to re-establish his value and re-enter the free-agent market in a year.

Colletti declined to discuss the Dodgers’ agreement to part ways with Andruw Jones.

For The Times’ full baseball coverage, go to latimes.com/sports, including the Angels locking in Manager Mike Scioscia through at least 2014, something blogged about earlier today.

-- Dylan Hernandez