(paraphrasing): "Manny, my mother-in-law is a traveling secretary. You can push her any time."

What have they done to Logan White? Somebody slipped him the Kool-aid.

But I guess Nomar could pinch hit and maybe the others can too.

I'm not necessarily reading the comment as a summary judgment on LaRoche's future.

9/18/06: 1065 comments

http://www.beloblog.com/Pe_Blogs/prosports/2008/07/dodgers-notes-3.html

"Ramirez's two $20 million options are now out the window in exchange for him agreeing to the trade. If the Dodgers offer him arbitration and he doesn't accept and leaves the team, they would receive two premium draft picks."

And he probably would not be very receptive to it.

I'd probably feel like vomiting, too, if someone with Hall of Fame credentials were coming in to take my job.

Molly, can you use your ESPN powers to let someone know?

http://tinyurl.com/6qylhj

And if Andy is someday lucky enough to get traded away by the Pirates, that dream may still come true.

I kid.

To be fair, at least the projected lineup shown on ESPNews had a Dodger OF of Manny, Kemp, and Ethier.

Well, except for Baltimore, and Ramirez is still too good for them to want him.

My guess would be Yankees, Mets, or Tigers.
Probably one of the AL teams, who can DH him as his defense turns from awful to criminal.

Previously this was a DirecTV perk.

ESPN knows nothing about this team.

A late first rounder, and a supplementary pick. (Around 20-30).

Anyone with Arizona's current record or better would do. The Dodgers, if the season ended today, would have #15, the last protected pick.

It's probably incentive-compatible, in that he WANTS to try the market, and even if he stinks for 2 months, he probably should do so, but I don't see how he can promise in a binding way to decline arbitration.

I might be wrong - someone please explain if I am.

Wait... that doesn't work. Never mind.

We shall call him: Samson

I'm not a fan of his Red Sox era nickname.

As for the Manny trade, I like it with the usual caveat that we play the right outfield. If the biggest loser of this trade ends up being Andre Ethier, we got hosed. This also better not lead to re-signing Casey Blake to play third next year.

It's not uncommon for such a clause to be written into the contract. J.D. Drew had the opposite clause in his Dodger contract: that the Dodgers could not offer him arbitration.

It works on so many levels. Two, in fact.

A Dodgers/Red Sox World Series would be the most hyped championship since, well, the Lakers v. Celtics last month. I'm not holding my breath, but if it does happen Bristol Connecticut will explode and cease to exist.

Kevin Kennedy looked pissed off when he heard that. Now he has the shifty eyes on Steve Lyons.

"The number five hitter in tonight's lineup will be either Ethier or Orr, either or."

So the next question is: DID Ramirez sign away the right to accept, or was it just a verbal assurance that he'd decline?

*tied with Jon Weisman

But that also assumes that Pittsburgh would have preferred Ethier to LaRoche. I don't see why that would be true.

SS, OF, 2b, and 3b all need to be filled somehow.

Awesome!

It's about time, ESPN. If anyone on Around the Horn mentions Billingsley's greatness, it'll be because of this trade.

Just a small, quick hit for the next issue about how statistically he's been as good as guys like Felix, Volquez and Lincecum, who are all his age. Just trying to give credit where credit is due.

I suppose you have a good point though...

Now that Manny's there I've got to find a way to make it work, as Tim Gunn would say.

Lets be clear. Juan Pierre is having a crummy year, even by his standards. His sole positive (apart from the default: speed) is that he's playing better than Andruw Jones, which puts him in the select company of virtually every other major leaguer.

I have to believe that we've seen the last of Andruw as a regular starter, and using the acquisition of Manny as an excuse to reinsert Pierre in center (where the organization has already concluded his defense is lacking), well, I just have to believe its not going down like that.

...Of course this means that the Yanks pick up Manny for $4 year/100 million, and C.C. for 7 years/150 million.

Yea, but its his contract year and Beltre is gunna go gangbusters again.

Something like

C Martin
1b Loney
2b Dewitt
ss Furcal (one year to re-up his value)
3b Beltre
LF ManRam
CF Jones
LF Kemp

Ethier+McDonald for Beltre.
Pierre is again, world's most expensive 4th outfielder.

(Hooray! They just said Ethier's name right on ESPN).

Ray

Either Orr Orr.

And thank God I'm not at Packers camp. Those players must be in an awesome mood.

Well one can only hope.

Either way, I love this trade provided we at least offer him arbitration.

Russ will drive you in soon enough.

Don't you just love Vin?