According to Buster Olney on ESPN.com, “The Red Sox are engaged in serious conversations to trade Manny Ramirez to the Florida Marlins, as well as other teams.”

Naturally, according to MLB.com, Ramirez spotted Olney’s report while walking by a TV in the clubhouse prior to tonight’s game, and begin sarcastically hugging people goodbye.

…Update…6:57 pm…

Meanwhile, according John Perrotto of Baseball Prospectus, citing ‘multiple baseball sources,’ the Red Sox are ‘on the verge’ of sending Ramirez to the Marlins in exchange for three players, including OF Mike Stanton.

…enter your, Mike Stanton the old relief pitcher joke here…

…Update…7:10 pm…

In a post to ESPN.com, Jason Stark writes, “Officials from several teams theorized Wednesday that if the Red Sox trade away Manny, they would target Jason Bay as a right-handed bat to replace him.”

…Update…7:20 pm…

…i guess the idea here, from what stark is suggesting, would be Bay to the Red Sox, Ramirez to the Marlins, and, i assume, prospects from both to the Pirates…

…interestingly, Mark Healey made this very suggestion for the Mets earlier in the week on Gotham Baseball Magazine…of course, such a deal would needed to have included Fernando Martinez and Jon Niese, and so, you know how that goes…

For what it’s worth, according to a poll on MetsBlog.com, 86 percent of people who responded said they would not trade Martinez and Niese in a deal for Ramirez.

…Update…7:52 pm…

Earlier on ESPN’s Baseball Tonight, Peter Gammons said, after having talked with people close to the Red Sox, he is convinced that ‘this thing with the Marlins’ and Ramirez will happen.

As Gammons pointed out, the Red Sox won a World Series after letting go of Nomar Garciaparra, they won a World Series after letting go of Pedro Martinez, and they believe they can win a World Series without Ramirez.

Later, also on Baseball Tonight, Buster Olney said, ‘The divorce is coming, and both sides realize that.’

…Update…8:20 pm…

Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports that Marlins OF Jeremy Hermida would likely end up with the Pirates, in such a three-team deal between the Red Sox and Marlins involving Bay and Ramirez.

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