Was Manny Ramirez To L.A. a Good Trade?
If you are very up to date in baseball news, you will have seen that the great Manny Ramirez was Traded to Los Angeles in a three way trade between the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Boston Red Sox and The Pittsburgh Pirates. Your first impressions may be the same that I had, “Why did Boston trade Manny Ramirez?”
That is exactly what I thought when I first heard the news, then after I heard the full story on this I fully understand. So let me break down to you this three way trade: Manny Ramirez has wanted out of boston for a while, and you have to think he was not playing his best. He was still working hard, but he probably was not giving a full 100% (Who would give 100% for a team you do not want to play for?). This was his last year of an 8 year contract with the Boston Red Sox, so they tried to get something for him.
That is when the Los Angeles Dodgers picked up Manny Ramirez, as they are in run for the playoffs. They hope that Manny Ramirez is just what they need in order for them to make the playoffs and possibly even the world series. The only problem was that Los Angeles had nothing to give Boston in return. This is where Pittsburgh came into the picture.
Pittsburgh gave a well-round player, Jason Bay, to Boston. Jason Bay will take the position Manny Ramirez had.
Now, we all know that Pittsburgh is terrible. They are trying to rebuild, so they gave Jason Bay to the Boston Red Sox for two minor leaguers from Boston and two from Los Angeles as well.
Was this a good trade? I do believe so, and let me tell you why. Each team got what they needed. Los Angeles got Manny to help boost their offense, Pittsburgh got young players and hope to be a much better team in the future and Boston got a just as good player in Jason Bay to replace Manny Ramirez. Remember Manny didn’t even want to be in Boston, so Boston did was right, and they both went their separate ways. I think Los Angeles will benefit the most from this trade, because Manny Ramirez can put more runs on the board which will ultimately help the Los Angeles Dodgers win more games.
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