"Manny Ramirez went from hero to drug-stained pariah in his two years with the Los Angeles Dodgers. For fans at Chavez Ravine wanting to see an end to the Frank McCourt era, Ramirez may yet emerge again as a heroic figure.

While the Dodgers traded Ramirez to the White Sox last August toward the end of his two-year, $45 million contract, they were still responsible for deferred annual payments of $8.33 million from 2011-13.

According to ESPN.com's Molly Knight, McCourt must pay Ramirez all of the 2011 sum by June 30. McCourt has reportedly been borrowing money to narrowly make the Dodgers' last two payrolls (which Knight estimates at about $9 million per pay period)."