Every year, the Dodgers are in the discussion for the biggest names in baseball at the trade deadline. And every year the Dodgers do next to nothing. Instead of Alfonso Soriano and CC Sabathia, they choose Hee Sop Choi and Scott Proctor. Not this year, though. In the biggest in-season trade in Dodger history (not exaggerating, you can look it up), the Dodgers traded 2 overrated prospects for future Hall of Famer Manny Ramirez. The Dodgers, with the best pitching and the 15th best hitting in the NL, have effectively won the division (barring more injuries or an '07 Rockies-like winning streak) with this move.
Now I am not nieve, Manny is a flake who makes cell phone calls and takes bathroom breaks during innings. But he also is the main reason the Red Sox won 2 World Series in 4 years, and he is a free agent at the end of the year, which means he will be playing his ass off for one more $100 million dollar contract. The biggest key to me is that we did not trade any of our future stars like Matt Kemp or James Loney. I can't remember the last time I was this excited about something the Dodgers have done, as it has been a long 20 years since our last championship. And this may not be the year either, but things look alot better than they did 24 hours ago.
3 comments:
A great pick-up, especially when you factor in the fact that the Red Sox are paying his salary. They need to pick-up that option and keep him there. As we have discussed many times, that teams needs a big bat and that is what Manny brings. He could make the difference in a tight race.
It should be James looney. Will he be forced to get a haircut?
All I have to say is good luck to the Dodgers with that bag of crazy. I can hear the sigh of relief in Boston from here.
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