Manny to L.A.
The Red Sox finally parted ways with their disgruntled slugger, sending Manny Ramirez to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a startling, three-team trade Thursday that brought Jason Bay to Boston.
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Pittsburgh gave up Bay and wound up with four young players. The deal was completed just before the 4 p.m. EDT deadline for making trades without waivers.
So with the addition of Ramirez, do the Dodgers become an instant World Series contender? They immediately add an explosive bat to their line up and while he’s been a headache for most of his career in Boston, manager Joe Torre will be sure to keep him line. Oddsmakers from online sports book SBG Global have made Los Angeles an 18/1 long shot to win the 2009 World Series.
Perhaps the team most affected by this trade is the Red Sox, who are now have 5/1 odds to win the 2009 World Series, down from 3/1 before the trade. Clearly oddsmakers don’t consider Bay the player Ramirez is and Boston isn’t a clear-cut title contender anymore.
Ramirez might make the Dodgers an instant World Series contender in L.A.
“When a player like Manny becomes available, I don’t think there’s a manager in baseball who wouldn’t say they’re interested,” said Dodgers skipper Joe Torre, whose Yankees teams went toe-to-toe with Ramirez for years. “It was something that happened very quickly, obviously.”
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