Buzz: The Manny Ramirez to the Marlins Saga
…Update…10:30 pm…
According to Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus, the deal, which has been sent to 
the Commisioner’s Office, will send Manny Ramirez and cash to the Marlins, who will send Jeremy Hermida to the Pirates, who will send Jason Bay and John Grabow to the Red Sox, while the Pirates will get one prospect from Boston and two prospects from Florida.
…Update…9:10 pm…
…the buzz from pittsburgh is that the Marlins and Red Sox need to get their business in order, while the Pirates keep talks with the Rays at bay, literally…at which point the Sox will need to work out a deal for Jason Bay…what’s more, other players from the Pirates could be involved, including LHP John Grabow…
…Original Post…
According to the Boston Globe, citing one industry source, the Marlins and Red Sox have had talks regarding Manny Ramirez.
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.
In a report for SI.com, Jon Heyman writes, “The Phillies and Dodgers are among other teams talking to the Red Sox about a possible blockbuster for Ramirez,” though, “The Marlins are said to be at or near the top of the list of teams pursuing the embattled superstar.”
In a post to Baseball Prospectus, Will Carroll writes, “I’m hearing that a multi-team deal involving Jason Bay and the Florida Marlins is in the ‘final stages.’”
That said, at MLB.com, Jim Moloney writes, “The chances of the two sides reaching an agreement on a trade before Thursday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline appear to be small.”
Earlier today, John Perrotto of Baseball Prospectus wrote that the Red Sox are ‘on the verge’ of sending Ramirez to the Marlins in exchange for three players, including 19–year-old OF Mike Stanton, who Gammons recently said is widely considered among the top five prospects in baseball.
According to Jason Stark, at ESPN.com, the Red Sox have asked the Marlins to part with Stanton, as well as Ryan Tucker and either Josh Willingham or Jeremy Hermida.
However, Ken Rosenthal on FoxSports.com cites a Marlins official as saying Stanton will not be included in any such deal.
…people keep asking me why i continue to post about manny when the Mets have no shot of getting him…well, i would say the Marlins potentially acquiring manny will have about as much of an impact on the Mets and their effort to win the division as any deal the Mets could make on their own…
…by the way, that image of manny makes me laugh every single time i use it…it’s like he’s in such awe of himself that he is, at the moment, part of the audience…hilarious…
