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Originally Posted by Mike P
Rank this trade in about a month, when Manny's hitting like .340 against NL pitchers and piling up numbers for next year's deal.
He's got the perfect excuse now--unhappy in Boston, but look at what I did when I was playing where I was appreciated  |
Manny will do great for the Dodgers, but what would he have done if he stayed in Boston? Would he have packed it in in mid August like he did 2 years ago? You can't judge this trade based on what Manny does in a Dodger uniform.
As for Bay, he may be another Renteria. In Pittsburgh, he didn't have as much protection in the lineup as he'll have in Boston. Nady and McClouth are good players, but that's all he had this year in Pittsburgh protecting him. He might do much better with Ortiz, Pedroia, Lowell, Drew and Youkilis around him in the lineup. Time will tell.