DaTank Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 (edited) According to a report in the Dominican newspaper Impacto Deportivo, the Yankees are on the verge of signing Manny Ramirez to a three-year, $75MM deal. They say negotiations are advanced and an announcement would take place Monday or Tuesday. If true, this would be an incredible scoop. However there is reason for skepticism. per MLBTR http://www.impactodeportivo.com.do/?op=dis...amp;format=html The link's in Spanish. Could somebody please use Google Translator and translate it into English for everyone else? When I tried to translate the link, it just took me to the Impacto Deportivo homepage still in Spanish. Edited December 22, 2008 by jenks45monster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 CC, Burnett, and Manny? That'd be ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthsideDon48 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Sorry, I couldn't translate it because I'm on my phone. But anyway... I'll be shocked if Manny signs with the Yankees. He whined about being in the fishbowl of Boston, I think he'll whine just as much or more if he ends up in the fishbowl of New York. Something tells me the "Manny being Manny" thing won't be tolerated as much by the Steinbrenners as it was until Boston finally traded Manny to the Dodgers. I'm actually surprised if Manny won't sign a contract with the Dodgers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Dec 21, 2008 -> 11:32 PM) CC, Burnett, and Manny? That'd be ridiculous. And they're still the third best team in their division, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaTank Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Dec 21, 2008 -> 11:33 PM) Sorry, I couldn't translate it because I'm on my phone. But anyway... I'll be shocked if Manny signs with the Yankees. He whined about being in the fishbowl of Boston, I think he'll whine just as much or more if he ends up in the fishbowl of New York. Something tells me the "Manny being Manny" thing won't be tolerated as much by the Steinbrenners as it was until Boston finally traded Manny to the Dodgers. I'm actually surprised if Manny won't sign a contract with the Dodgers. IIRC, the Dodgers offer was at 2 years/$45 mil. a few weeks ago, and I believe Manny was seeking at least 3+ years at $25(ish) mil. per year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaTank Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 21, 2008 -> 11:44 PM) And they're still the third best team in their division, IMO. The AL East is getting more and more interesting each year. It will get even more interesting in a few years as the O's have a few interesting prospects in Wieters, Matusz, and Tillman, along with the possibility of them signing Tex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 QUOTE (jenks45monster @ Dec 21, 2008 -> 11:50 PM) The AL East is getting more and more interesting each year. It will get even more interesting in a few years as the O's have a few interesting prospects in Wieters, Matusz, and Tillman, along with the possibility of them signing Tex. Don't forget about Jake Arrieta. The O's certainly could be damn good in 2-3 years (they raped the Mariners in the Bedard trade). And the AL east is easily the best division in baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scenario Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 QUOTE (jenks45monster @ Dec 21, 2008 -> 10:52 PM) Could somebody please use Google Translator and translate it into English for everyone else? When I tried to translate the link, it just took me to the Impacto Deportivo homepage still in Spanish. It basically says what was in the MLBTR note + Manny wanted to stay with the Dodgers but they weren't willing to pay. That's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 22, 2008 -> 12:44 AM) And they're still the third best team in their division, IMO. Not if Hughes reaches his potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Dec 22, 2008 -> 01:37 AM) Not if Hughes reaches his potential. It really depends on if or who Tampa adds to their lineup. Burrell or Bradley would be solid pieces for them at DH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 22, 2008 -> 03:04 AM) It really depends on if or who Tampa adds to their lineup. Burrell or Bradley would be solid pieces for them at DH. This is true, but pitching ultimately wins. Lets not forget, NYY only finished 8 games back of TB. I don't think either Burrell or Bradley is a big enough upgrade for them to counter what the Yankees have added. Last season, the Yankees only had 2 starters (Mussina and Pettite) who had 30+ starts. Darrell Rasner was their #3 SP and Sidney Ponson was their #4. They get a healthy Wang back in 09 AND they're expected to make Joba a full time starter. They have essentially gone from Mussina Pettite Rasner Ponson/Kennedy Wang/Hughes/Pavano to Sabathia Burnett Wang Chamberlain Hughes/Pettite/Rasner/Kennedy/Pavano Thats one hell of an overhaul in the rotation. Now obviously they have question marks. Can Burnett and Wang stay healthy? Will Hughes pan out? How will Joba handle a full time starter role? Will Pettite come back? Thats a very good rotation on paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Dec 22, 2008 -> 01:37 AM) Not if Hughes reaches his potential. Most believe that potential to be a 4th starter at best anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaTank Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 Updates per MLBTR: MONDAY, 8:27am: MLB.com's Bryan Hoch asked Yankees GM Brian Cashman about this report. Cashman responded: "Not true." 3:34pm: Impactivo Deportivo sticks to its guns despite the Cashman denial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooftop Shots Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I doubt that he would ever sign there. Why? Simple reason! Since the Yankees stress the essence of having all of their players "Clean Cut" , do you honestly thing that Manny would lose the doo-rag, and whack off that whole grease mop of gnarled up licorice whips from his head? No friggin' way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaTank Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 Manny before all the goofy hairdo's: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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