 Just when we all thought the trade would not go through, the Los Angeles Dodgers sweep in a get their slugger - Manny Ramirez.
Joe Torre, of all people explains why he likes the trade. "When aplayer like Manny becomes available, I don't think there's a manager inbaseball who wouldn't say they're interested. It was something thathappened very quickly, obviously.", according to ESPN.com.
The trade...
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 The Reds and White Sox have agreed on a trade that will send Ken Griffey Jr. to the South Side. No word on what the Reds will get in return as of yet. The only thing holding this deal up is Griffey’s approval. As a 10/5 guy, he can reject any trade. I don’t see why he would, as it would put him right into the thick of a three way race for the AL Central.
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Ken Griffey Jr has agreed to be trad...
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It looks like as many as eight teams are in on the Will Ohman sweepstakes, including the Red Sox, Devil Rays and Yankees. Keep your eye on this one, because I have a feeling someone is about to overpay for a damned good reliever....
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Wow. ManRam is officially a Los Angeles Dodger, and Jason Bay is a Boston Red Sox. The Pirates are getting pitchers Brandon Moss and Craig Hansen from the Red Sox, and three bagger Andy LaRoche as well as outfielder Bryan Morris from the Dodgers. That’s all I know so far.
In related news, Pat owes me something....
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 In a day of heavy speculation, the last day of the MLB trade deadline,two names have risen to the top of the trade rumor mill: Manny Ramirezand now Ken Griffey Jr.
FoxSports.com is reporting that Ken Griffey Jr. of the Cincinnatti Reds has been traded to the Chicago White Sox pending his approval.
With the Griffey Jr. agreement to allow the trade, this gives him alast chance to end his career on...
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According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, the Red Sox and Marlins are deep into talks that would send Manny Ramirez to the NL East. This would change the dynamics of a three team race that is likely to go down to the wire. We will know soon enough if this trade is going to happen, because the deadline is tomorrow afternoon.
What was that, Pat?
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Buster is now saying it could be a three team trade&nbs...
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If there was any doubt before, the Braves took it all away yesterday when they reportedly told other MLB teams that they plan to move Mark Teixeira before Thursday’s deadline. It would appear that this decision was made for the Braves when they wereforced to place Chipper Jones and Tim Hudson on the 15 day Prior List, not to mention that Brian McCann is out a few days with a mild concuss...
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The Braves have officially traded first baseman Mark Teixeira to the Angels for fellow one bagger Casey Kotchman. The Braves also picked up right handed pitcher Stephen Marek, a bully for AA Arkansas. This deal is a little disappointing, but only because Marek is 25 years old already and is still in AA. Not only that, he’s sporting a 3.66 ERA. Not enough, Frank Wren, not enough for Mark ...
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Jeff Garcia might be getting a little insecure about his status withthe Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With myriad of rumors swirling about BrettFavre playing in Tampa, Garcia has a good reason to be insecure.Afterall Garcia has been no stranger to boxing up his life and movingto a new city. Garcia has played for 5 different teams in each of thepast 5 seas...
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When I gave you the break down of the Nady to the Yanks trade on Saturday, it was yet to be official. Some of the prospects going the Bucs’ way have changed, as both Phil Coke and George Kontos will both be staying in the Yankees’ system. In their place, the Pirates will get two right handed pitchers in Jeff Karstens and Dan McCutchen. This deal now looks better for Pittsburgh,...
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