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Auggie

(31,060 posts)
Tue Feb 14, 2012, 04:43 PM Feb 2012

Manny Ramirez "still on the board" according to Oakland A's source

The possibility of Manny joining the club was mentioned in an article today covering their signing of Cuban prospect Yoenis Cespedes.

From The S.F. Chronicle:

Oakland, which spent the winter trading its top three pitchers, unexpectedly snatched prized Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes away from the Marlins and other big spenders Monday, signing the 26-year-old to a four-year, $36 million deal.

SNIP

Cespedes, a right-handed hitter, will give the A's power the team lacks in the middle of the order, and the team could make more big news later this week by signing designated hitter Manny Ramirez. Even with Cespedes' addition, Ramirez is "still on the board," according to an Oakland source.

So, in the course of a few days, the A's could go from a snooze of a spring camp to a circus atmosphere: Cespedes was considered a top target this winter. Ramirez, who has 555 career home runs, sat out most of last season after violating baseball's performance-enhancing drug policy and must serve a 50-game suspension before he can play this year.

LINK: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/13/SP5Q1N73QC.DTL

Circus is right!

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Manny Ramirez "still on the board" according to Oakland A's source (Original Post) Auggie Feb 2012 OP
LOL---I guess the Money Ball concept thinks Manny can still produce On Base percentage trumad Feb 2012 #1
Well, they got lucky with Frank Thomas Auggie Feb 2012 #2
 

trumad

(41,692 posts)
1. LOL---I guess the Money Ball concept thinks Manny can still produce On Base percentage
Tue Feb 14, 2012, 04:52 PM
Feb 2012

and runs.

Auggie

(31,060 posts)
2. Well, they got lucky with Frank Thomas
Tue Feb 14, 2012, 05:13 PM
Feb 2012

back in 2006. They're hoping for the same miracle.

Small markets ... scraping the bottom of the barrel.

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