Manny trade

Sheep · Post by **Sheep** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:42 am

to LAD, Boston got Bay.

Other details?

bjoak · Post by **bjoak** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:00 am

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/b ... ml?eref=T1

headhunters · Post by **headhunters** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:18 am

but what about andrew jones? juan pierre, andy either? that will be one expensive bench. what a great gm -200 million and they are 1 over .500. if they played in al they would be 15 under. nice job.

Edwards Kings · Post by **Edwards Kings** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:34 am

"It's a pueter gray sky in Chavez Ravine..."

Either is the loser on this one.

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:35 am

I don't think so Wayne - I think its Andruw and Pierre to the bench - Manny in LF; Kemp in CF and Ethier in RF

JohnZ · Post by **JohnZ** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:53 am

Originally posted by Captain Hook:

I don't think so Wayne - I think its Andruw and Pierre to the bench - Manny in LF; Kemp in CF and Ethier in RF I like this much better

Makes more sense as Manny has to play LF.

Edwards Kings · Post by **Edwards Kings** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:30 pm

Originally posted by Captain Hook:

I don't think so Wayne - I think its Andruw and Pierre to the bench - Manny in LF; Kemp in CF and Ethier in RF Careful...you are thinking logically.

That is a very expensive bench. I think Ethier is losing two or three starts a week.

bjoak · Post by **bjoak** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:34 pm

Originally posted by Captain Hook:

I don't think so Wayne - I think its Andruw and Pierre to the bench - Manny in LF; Kemp in CF and Ethier in RF That would make the most sense for sure, but the Dodger's aren't exactly famous for having good sense. That in mind, it's Pierre and Ethier to the bench with Pierre getting way too many starts and proving once again that anyone who drafted a player from the Dodger's outfield was way too hung over on draft day.

From a baseball standpoint I can't see how it was a bad thing for any of the teams involved.

[ July 31, 2008, 06:35 PM: Message edited by: bjoak ]

bjoak · Post by **bjoak** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:38 pm

Though when you think about it, LA will distribute their playing time so poorly that if they just played the optimal lineup, they'd have gotten the same production as they will with Manny and from that standpoint they gave up prospects for nothing.

Edwards Kings · Post by **Edwards Kings** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:44 pm

Not related to Manny, but with Griffey in Chicago, does that mean that Patterson is the starter in CF again?

Shudder....