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Gordon Edes and Nick Cafardo on NESN's Trade Deadline have confirmed that Manny has been traded.

No further details given.

SI.com is reporting that Manny to the Dodgers

I'll believe it when MLB announces it, or the Sox announce it.

This is pretty crazy. I hope we got Kemp back.

My guess is that its Boston -LA- Pitts

Boston gets Bay
LA gets Manny
Pitt gets some prospects including LaRoche and Either.

Bay to Boston looks like.

SI.com reporting Jason Bay to Red Sox

As long as the Red Sox do not give any prospects, I am happy with this deal

NESN is saying Bay to Sox, Manny to LAD.

Agreed.

Manny for Bay without prospects would be dope.

What the hell do i do about my board name.

Stupid trade ruined everything.

Really, sad to see someone i really enjoyed watching. Loved his "good moments" the laughs, hugs...bombs!
But he wrote his ticket and the Sox got a "decent" piece. Bay is good, Manny Ramirez is GREAT.

We'll miss you Manny.

Try not to be a doosh.

I guess I need a new quote now.

Well if Manny is indeed going to the Dodgers (I'll also believe it when I see it), then he shouldn't be playing against the Red Sox this season, as I highly doubt the LAD are going to the WS this year. Manny might end up as a Yankee next year though.

You could change your name to MrNewEngland's Atari5400

Keep it. The guy was a huge part of 2 rings and won't soon be forgotten



Amen



You could try that yourself sometime

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I'm actually kind of sad if this is true. I really didn't want to see him go. He's just so fun to watch!

There are rumors all around right now. NESN isn't saying anything, and MLB.com and SI.com are reporting different things, from Bay to Bos. to Bay to LA. I think we just need to wait this out a bit.

Rosenthal has picked it up too, its legit. I bet there are a lot more pieces here, and probably a 3:59 phone call from Colletti after getting an assurance from Torre that he could handle Manny.

All in all, this seems to be the least bad of the alternatives I heard discussed. The prospects Pittsburgh got are crap in my opinion. Still, getting another goddam Boras client in the deal is kind of like waking up on Christmas morning and finding someone took a shit under your tree. The Sox need to reduce the amount of business they do with this guy and the fact that Ellsbury hired him as agent last year leads me to believe that he may not be as big a long term asset as I once thought. He's already dipping into Boras type underperformance this summer.

Front page of Redsox.com

Not cutting bait: Manny deal reportedly off

According to published reports, a deal involving Manny Ramirez going to the Marlins and Pirates outfielder Jason Bay coming to Boston appears to be off. Full story >

Probably not exactly gospel.

WFAN reporting that 4 prospects are also involved. I hope all of them are coming from the Dodgers, but that may not be likely.... ugh

BREAKING NEWS:

Kerrigan's K Crew has just put in an order for 25 silk-screened t-shirts that will read:

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Edes says Hansen and Moss to the Pirates

Hansen involved in the deal as well??

Manny Ramirez has been traded to the Dodgers in a three-team blockbuster, pending the approval of the commissioner's office, according to a source with knowledge of the deal.

Pirates outfielder Jason Bay is headed to the Red Sox. The Pirates will receive Andy LaRoche and right-hander Bryan Morris from the Dodgers and outfielder Damien Moss and releiver Craig Hansen from the Red Sox.

The Red Sox will pay all of the approximately $7 million remaining on Ramirez's contract.


http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8398506...x-trade-Manny-t

AM 570 radio

Dodgers 4 minor leaguers biggest name Andy LaRoche

Edit: Radio guys probably have it wrong as Rosenthal is reporting....



http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8398506...anny-to-Dodgers

Speaks to how badly the Sox wanted to get rid of Manny and get a RH bat in Bay.

Manny + $7M + Moss + Hansen for Bay

Hopefully Broxton is part of the deal...

Hansen and Moss...it could have a lot worse. I won't miss Hansen and Moss projected as a 4th outfielder at best.

I hope that the Sox are getting back an arm or something in that case. Hansen was one of the few in the pen who could miss bats. Kuo would be nice.

7$ million, Manny Ramirez, Brandon Moss and Craig Hansen.

You gotta be kidding me. We didnt even get a reliever back somehow, not even that Grabow guy.

Desperation deal here

Here's the Fox Sports link:

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8398506

Hansen AND Moss? Yowsers.

BOS gets Bay
LA gets Manny
PIT gets Andy LaRoche, Bryan Morris, Brandon Moss, Craig Hansen


The Pirates BLINKED. What up!


EDIT: THIS TRADE WAS A COUP! Absolute Steal!

Yep. Looks like they couldn't wait to be rid of Manny.

Of course that's BRANDON Moss - Rosenthal's error, not mine

I don't care about Hansen leaving, but I'll miss Brandon Moss. In his limited playing time he showed lots of potential, and I wish he and Manny the best of luck. I guess Hansen could use some luck as well.

I hate losing Moss as he was a depth guy and good insurance as a fifth OF.

That said, putting up with a malcontent for 2 months who was going to be a major distraction was not a good option.

Good riddance, Manny. Don't let the door hit you...

Wellcome to the Bay state!

I can live with it. Not ideal, but hey, whatever works.

If that report is true, the Sox highly overpaid to move the greatest right hand hitter of our time, which people seem to forget in all of Manny's antics.

The Pirates RAKE here!

Moss Shmoss.

I wonder if we'll see something Like Carter for Mahay now. Maybe too late for that kind of goofiness.

I can't believe the Sox packaged Moss and Hansen. It just doesn't make any sense.

I'm happy and livid at the same time. The entire situation is mind blowing, but it had to happen. I hope this energizes the team somehow.

When I first complimented this trade, I didn't see the Hansen and Moss part. This is nearly as big a pile of shit as the Florida proposals. I don't think Moss has that much high end potential and I think that Hanson will always be just another greedy, underperforming Boras client, but the Sox sent out too much for too little in return here.

Does if they wanted to move him.

I would like to go on record as saying that this completely f*cking blows.

I'm all for moving Manny but Jason Bay, while talented, is a big drop-off from Manny.

Hansen is also no big loss but he was an arm that still needs replacing.

Moss, while he had no future here, was still a trading chip for another future move, IMO.

All in all, I don't like the trade overall.

I agree here. We needed bullpen help, not to shell out a young arm.

I still wouldn't be surprised if we ended up with Grabow, considering we just subtracted a bullpen arm.