The Red Sox have finally made the deal. The drama between Manny Ramirez and the Sox Nation has come to an end.
Gordon Edes of the Boston Globe has confirmed that the Red Sox have made a three-way deal with the Dodgers and the Pirates. Ramirez has Joe Torre as his new manager with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Pirates pick up Sox youngsters Craig Hansen, Brandon Moss, and Brian Morris.
The Dodgers also send third baseman Andy LaRoche to the Pirates.
The Sox seem to have given up the most in the deal, giving away three prospects and an agreement to pay for all of Manny Ramirez's remaining contract. They do pick up Jason Bay, who was a great hitter for the Pittsburg Pirates the last few years. He also has a slim contract of $6.5 million this year and only $7.5 million for 2009.
LaRoche, one of the Dodgers' top prospects the last few years, had struggled at third base and, along with Blake Dewitt, had seen their playing time reduced when the Dodgers traded for Casey Blake.
Moss is a very gifted outfielder with good pop in his bat. He has always been a constant name brought up in trade talks involving the Red Sox.
Hansen is a hard-throwing right-hander who has struggled during his time in the majors. He has been touted to someday become a closer or dominant relief pitcher.
Morris, a former first round pick, had Tommy John surgery in 2007. He has come back really well, and could be seen as becoming a good number No. 3 starter in the future. He has yet to play in the majors.
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Harris Beringer 11 months ago
The Red Sox made a terrible deal. Wow.
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PJ Edelman 11 months ago
hello?! Where the crap is the news about Jason Bay going to Boston? Yeah, that's right. I like Boston's deal. Is Bay a decent fielder?
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RedSox Maniac 11 months ago
I don't understand the comment.
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RedSox Maniac 11 months ago
Good deal long run. Short run, bad. Bay is going to be good, but if he doesn't have a talent to protect Ortiz, then they could miss the playoffs. Long run, they were tired of Manny, and want to get someone younger sooner. Bay wasn't random; Epstein has crushes on players years before he signs them or tries to ( Arod, Magglio, Julio Lugo ).
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Taylor Gram 11 months ago
The Sox shouldn't have been the ones digging for a trade. Other teams should have been begging for a trade that included Manny Ramirez, not the sox begging to get him away.
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harrison benson 11 months ago
this sucks....i'm gunna miss the manny era..wow ive been to so many games where he came through in the clutch countless times (the playoff pic in this article was one, a walkoff), this team will never be the same and it basically all over, i cant believe they actually traded him.wow.... just wow
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RedSox Maniac 11 months ago
I 2nd that, but we'll have to see how this plays out. If Manny ever comes back, I am going to all the games to see him. And it will be a reality; More teams on the AL side with a DH slot will have a need for him more than the NL.
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PJ Edelman 11 months ago
Manny will NEVER go back. He will go to whatever team besides Boston can afford him. NY?
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RedSox Maniac 11 months ago
Yea, I was thinking that too. I feel the Yanks would do it, but wouldn't sign for more than 3 years.
I also think they'll stay away because they are going to try and get younger. To have Damon, Abreu, Manny, Posada etc. like an old folks home. But maybe, who knows?
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Rich Kraetsch 11 months ago
You keep thinking the Yankees would finally go with a youth movement and build through their farm, but they continue to shy away from it. Never makes any sense to me, this I thought was absolutely the year they'd just say forget it, let's just do a quick rebuild here... then they go and trade prospects for Xavier Nady.
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