In another case of Manny being Manny, Ramirez, 39, is filing papers to be reinstated. Currently in Florida working out (read: fatties getting back into shape), Manny would take a fifty game suspension for his use of steroids. According to Olney, “He and his agents have told teams that he is ready to begin discussions. Ramirez’s suspension clock wouldn’t begin until he signs a contract.” Fox Sports analyst, Jon Morosi, clarified things a bit by saying, “The Players’ Union will argue that Ramirez effectively served his 100-game suspension last season. MLB will need to apply some form of punishment though, and Morosi says a 50-game suspension is a likely compromise. The 50-game violation isn’t official, but both sides “seem amenable to it,” says Morosi.”
It’s been speculated that an unspecified AL team will give Manny a non-roster invite to Spring Training to see if he can still hit. ESPN baseball analyst, Buster Olney, tweeted that the Red Sox, Yankees, Royals, Tigers, White Sox, Indians, Rangers, Angels, and A’s are not interested in what he’s got to offer. Olney also noted in another round of tweets that it’s unlikely the Mariners or Rays would be interested either.
Ridiculous. Enough DHs on the market. Manny needs to just stop.
Agreed. Too, why in gods name ANYONE would want to sign the serial bridge-burner is beyond me! How many teams has he burnt now? Five? Indians, Red Sox, Dodgers, White Sox, and Rays. On that list, the only in team in need of a DH (assuming Damn re-signs) is the Rays, and there’s (knock on wood) no way in hell that Friedman will jump through the hoops that he did last year to get him on the roster. Fool me once…fool me twice. More like, fool MLB five times!