Red Sox say Manny WILL be traded!

by NPCody on Dec 6, 2025 6:13 PM PST

On ESPN News, Peter Gammons has reported that the Red Sox have told Manny's agent that Manny WILL BE TRADED THIS OFFSEASON. Gammons said that the Angels are still likely the best fit.

I'm calling it now. Manny will be an Angel by next week.

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Welcome on board

I been driving this train since October...

by Rev Halofan on Dec 6, 2025 6:45 PM PST reply actions

I'm not exactly a regular here

but I lurk and, as you can see, I post a diary from time-to-time. And I am an A's fan.

But I've been following the Manny-Angels rumors for good reason. All the prognosticating done on this site seems like it's part of the dance. Despite the report by NPCody, the Boston Globe is reporting (today) that Manny won't be traded.

The Sox asked for Cabrera as part of the package they were seeking in exchange for Ramirez, but a source with direct knowledge of the Angels' thinking said Tuesday night that he did not expect the Angels to make a deal for the Red Sox slugger. ''It's not happening,'' the source said.

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/12/06/sox_looking_to_trade_renteria/

Lesson learned: don't trust any of the media sources that say yea or nay.

by salb918 on Dec 6, 2025 8:42 PM PST up reply actions

The Boston Globe

owns 18% of the Red Sox franchise as part of John Henry's group.

And of all the sources they cited, not one was named.

But the Cabrera request sounds like GREAT news. Cabrera, Finley, Steve Shell and Troy Glaus (who we get from Arizona for Donnelly and two B-level prospects) to Boston for Manny. Saves us 17 million in '06, and 10 million in '07 and '08, meaning Manny costs us 10 million per season and 16 million of that is deferred for after 2010.

by Rev Halofan on Dec 6, 2025 8:52 PM PST up reply actions

if they want cabfare...

fine by me. Izturis would be a fine stop-gap until the kids are ready in '07, and his glove is only slightly below that of cabfare, if at all.

with the news that atlanta is trying to swing a deal to get Renteria out of boston, the mention of cabrera to boston doesn't seem astronomically far-fetched.

but, i don't really see it happening...

by ziggy on Dec 6, 2025 9:33 PM PST reply actions

that would be great...

The only scary part is it sounds like Cabrera is a clubhouse favorite, at least he was in Boston and supposedly him and Vlad are real good buddies. If they wanted to take him and his bloated contract, I say go for it.

by thewebb on Dec 7, 2025 9:17 AM PST reply actions

Wow...

..is this a joke from this morning's LA Times article:

The Royals, according to a source, offered Sweeney to the Angels and asked for first-base prospect Casey Kotchman and minor league shortstop Brandon Wood, the team's top power-hitting prospect.

by thewebb on Dec 7, 2025 9:21 AM PST reply actions

He won't be an Angel

I won't cross-post, but for same reasons I posted elsewhere (Stoneman unwilling to give up certain prospects), we won't get Manny.

With that said, I hope you're right and I'm wrong. But, the Red Sox won't just give him away, and all this speculation about him sitting in spring training, contract being voided, etc...is just talk. He will show up and play. He's a kook, but he's not T.O.

I'm just glad he won't be in Texas...the Soriano/Manny rumors had me a little concerned.

by Angels101 on Dec 8, 2025 8:16 AM PST reply actions

Manny or nothing

we either make the big trade for manny and give up some prospects or we sit it out and rely on our farm system. their are no other real big time hitters out there that seem available with the exception of glaus. sweeney is overrated and injury prone. he is not worth a couple of quality prospects.

by funtrain9 @ Halos Heaven on Dec 8, 2025 8:51 AM PST reply actions