Gammons Chat: Lucchino, Lugo, Manny

Why should the Red Sox have to "convince" Lugo to "accept" a superutility role? It's their team, and they should play the better player who's going to give them more. And that isn't Lugo. Lowrie's ready, and is an upgrade both offensively and defensively. The better player is not always the one earning the most money.

The Sox should eat as much of Lugo's salary as it takes to get rid of him, and if they can't, tough luck to him, but he should ride the bench. At this point he's barely good enough to deserve superutility status anyway.

Any chance that the Sox might DFA Lugo if they can't trade him? Designating useless veterans seems to be in vogue lately.

Gammons is a complete idiot if he thinks Manny is gonna get low $40MM for three years. Is it just me, or is this guy getting worse with age? In my opinion, he's guilty of the same thing as Manny, letting his emotions get in the way. I used to respect the guy, but now he's like the official public spokesperson of the new evil empire Boston Red Sox. Blah.

yea ok.... first off. Manny WILL get 3 years 50+ million. I don't see the dodgers ponying up that kind of money, but the Mets have a void in the outfield which manny would fill nicely. I expect them to put a minimum offer of 3 years 45 million on the table for manny to take it or leave it.

I despise what manny's become as much as the next boston fan, but that doesn't change the fact that even in his late 30's he's still in the top 20 most dangerous hitters in baseball. some would argue top 10.

.400+ avg vs yankees
500 home runs
like .310 career batting avg (have to check stats on that)
2 world series championships with the sox

They say players "know what it takes" to get the job done. manny doesn't just know what it takes, he performs. Careerwise i would put him right up there with you Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols, ect.

I say mets offer 3 years 45 million, Rays offer 3 years 45-50 million and he accepts a job with either the Rays or the Orioles to continue succeeding in a division he has LITERALLY DOMINATED for close to a decade.

No way Manny takes anything less than 20M per for 3 year minimum...you guys are bitter buffalo Red Sox fans if you think otherwise. Maybe Olympiacos steps in and offers $50M per year...

love how everybody is dissin on Gammons...well people he must know something if he does what he does. You people arent working for ESPN or anything so just shut up

Who was Manny's favourite team growing up?
What team would help him get back at the Red Sox?
What team needs a DH/LF?
What team badly needs a slugger?
What team needs a face, and a person to drive the team?
Manny will be a Blue Jay next year...everything points to it. Everyone can hold me to this...I will be right!

BIASED RED SOX FAN? I would consider my posts the exact opposite. most red sox fans are very bitter toward manny. I'm not. he did some great things for us. time to move on though. I'm a huge advocate for the bay trade. It was time for manny to move. Has nothing to do whatsoever with being a sox fan.

As far as my comments about gammons goes why dont you do some research. Gammons was always a huge advocate for joe torre. As I said, the media is going to focus on the top teams in the league. This is the Rays, Red Sox, White Sox, Angels, Diamondbacks, Phillies, Twins, Cubs, Cardinals and Mets (and maybe the marlins).

Note: Yankees for the first time in 13 years are not on this list.

My posts may scream "hugely biased manny fan" but who doesn't have a player that they have loved for years who ends up becoming a overpaid whiney little girl.

To say ESPN covers any of those teams more than the Red Sox/Yankees is ludicrous. Papelbon gets an ingrown toenail and it's front story on Sportscenter. Gimme a break. Don't be ashamed of your place in the baseball pecking order Red Sox fans, most of would love if we had a 24 hour sports channel dedicated to our favorite teams.

This is like asking "Why don't I see my little town in new hampshire on the news every day? I mean nothing ever happens but you know what I think NBC is biased to New York, Miami and LA." NO thats not how it works. you have news that people care about and it gets reported. No one cares about your little town in new hampshire. (no offense to those living in the state of new hampshire)

Joe: I agree with you. No matter how you look at it, he's not making 20 mil a year with anyone except the Red Sox.

Yankees passed already. Cashman I believe it was joked that if he wanted 1 year 15 mil they'd talk.

Red Sox won't take him back.

Mets as you said have F-Mart and he is much better def then manny.

I also agree with whos going to pony up 20 mil to a guy who sat out of a yankees/redsox game with no clear injury. He pulled a Nomar and saw the same thing happen. Bubye!

Mets, Rays, Jays, Angels (if no Teix), Orioles (if they decide to try to make some big signings), Twins or Cubs is where i see him signing.

However! How crazy does it sound that perhaps he signs with the Indians to end his career in Cleveland? I don't think its out of the question. They are another team that could use the boost he could give their offense. However, once again, the money will be the issue.

My point isn't to rail on old man Gammons, it's to support Manny getting his $20M per...knowing baseball economics, as i'm sure you all do, do you really think there's not an owner out there who will cave in to his demands? Sheesh, I know i'm hoping McCourt does. Manny is GOD in Los Angeles right now. Best thing to happen since Kirk Gibson's homerun. Sad, but true. Thanks for hooking us up Red Sox Nation!

Manny Stuff:

"I love Manny and think he would be a great addition to most clubs. But not at $20m/year. That's way too much for a guy with his baggage."

What baggage? Manny is worth every cent of $20 million on the field and at the box office. The economics of it all say that his so-called "baggage" doesn't mean a thing.

That said, if Manny really would sign for the price Gammons said, the Dodgers would sign him right this second. That said, it isn't going to happen because he is going to command much more money, particularly if he hits anywhere near the way he has been since the trade.

Non-Manny Stuff:

The Red Sox aren't getting Napoli. The Angels are going to stick with the platoon for at least one more year to figure out if Mathis can start hitting consistently (he has absolutely raked in the clutch). Further, Napoli's power potential is downright scary if he can shake the injury bug, so moving him to a playoff rival doesn't sound like the best idea.