Joe Soriano
O.J. LewisManny's Connection in Chicago
August 28th 2010 13:14
As all of you should have heard, Manny Ramirez was claimed off of waivers by the Chicago White Sox. Manny actually has some connections to another player on the White Sox.
Alex Rios was also picked off of waivers last year by the Chisox. They are both outfielders and stars that had a down year the season they were put on waivers. This year, Rios has been one of the top 30 players in the league. Am I saying that Man-ram will follow suit? No, but in a way yes.
Think about it, Manny went on a tear when he went to the Dodgers. He is switching leagues again, and once again into an easier division that where he formerly played. Manny Ramirez has a chance to go off. This is a chance for the White Sox to quench a hot streak off of Manny.
The aging outfielder saw that nobody wanted him off of waivers after his stint to the DL and in the midst of a terrible season. Subsequently, Manny started to hit at a better rate. He wanted a change of scenery. Ramirez has the ability to go off and put a team in the playoff race. That's how streaky he can get. Will he? He could, the Sox are only 3 and a half games back of the leading Twins.
The White Sox did a make a gamble for the quench. Manny is owed 4.25 million the rest of the year and he has a one year contract extension. That was a request from the player and his agent Scott Boras. Of course, Manny did have a no-trade clause. The Dodgers didn't want to pay the money. Manny's charm fades after a season. By the way, Manny is 38 for those of you that don't know.
The AL Central leading Minnesota Twins saw their second place division rivals made this move and felt a little threatened. They countered with the useless acquisition of Brian Fuentes. The have gone overboard with the whole Joe Nathan thing. Capps was adequate when you coupled him with Guerrier and Rauch. Fuentes is a good closer in the aspect that he gets the job done. It is a move that doesn't make sense, unless they demote Capps to set-up man. Then it only makes a tiny bit of sense. They should have tried to add a starter if anyone. (Photo from chpba.org)
Alex Rios was also picked off of waivers last year by the Chisox. They are both outfielders and stars that had a down year the season they were put on waivers. This year, Rios has been one of the top 30 players in the league. Am I saying that Man-ram will follow suit? No, but in a way yes.
Think about it, Manny went on a tear when he went to the Dodgers. He is switching leagues again, and once again into an easier division that where he formerly played. Manny Ramirez has a chance to go off. This is a chance for the White Sox to quench a hot streak off of Manny.
The aging outfielder saw that nobody wanted him off of waivers after his stint to the DL and in the midst of a terrible season. Subsequently, Manny started to hit at a better rate. He wanted a change of scenery. Ramirez has the ability to go off and put a team in the playoff race. That's how streaky he can get. Will he? He could, the Sox are only 3 and a half games back of the leading Twins.
The White Sox did a make a gamble for the quench. Manny is owed 4.25 million the rest of the year and he has a one year contract extension. That was a request from the player and his agent Scott Boras. Of course, Manny did have a no-trade clause. The Dodgers didn't want to pay the money. Manny's charm fades after a season. By the way, Manny is 38 for those of you that don't know.
The AL Central leading Minnesota Twins saw their second place division rivals made this move and felt a little threatened. They countered with the useless acquisition of Brian Fuentes. The have gone overboard with the whole Joe Nathan thing. Capps was adequate when you coupled him with Guerrier and Rauch. Fuentes is a good closer in the aspect that he gets the job done. It is a move that doesn't make sense, unless they demote Capps to set-up man. Then it only makes a tiny bit of sense. They should have tried to add a starter if anyone. (Photo from chpba.org)
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