Olney's Latest: Manny, Abreu, Dunn

Manny is SF makes sense and is the extra veteran push and middle of the lineup Bat needed take the division in the West. Dodgers however need him more and should really just wait it out if he really wants to play there or not. If the Rays could add one more power bat they could be really really scary!

I wonder if there's any thought among the Yankees front office of trading Nady for position prospects and maybe signing Abreu to a one year deal, allowing Abreu to re-enter the market in 2010 and shoot for a better deal next year, when the economy might be better and the OF market thinner?

Yanks could bat Abreu 3rd, Arod 4th and Tex 5th.

Why don't owners and GM's take a harder stance with Boras. Give Manny a time table to sign or move on. Take away the Boras power.

How can a club plan their 2009 spring and regular season if everything waits on Boras?

Boras just kicked the Braves A--'s on the Lowe Signing. do the Dodgers and or SF's want the same to happen to them?

"Boras just kicked the Braves A--'s on the Lowe Signing. do the Dodgers and or SF's want the same to happen to them?"

How did Boras kick the Braves' a.ss on the Lowe signing? That deal is a perfectly fair market value deal for Lowe, who is still a VERY dominant pitcher and is one of the most durable and consistent (both in performance and in very low injury risk) pitchers in the game.

Just because the rumored theoretical numbers were lower doesn't mean that a deal was going to get done at those numbers.

I don't see how Boras kicked the barves a** with the lowe deal. He would of probably got a better one from the mets if we had not given that much. We needed a front line starter. Got it. WE didn't let the mets get him. Bonus. sure we gave more than what people thought we should but we couldn't win a bidding war with the mets so we surprised him with a deal and told him take it or leave it. he took it.

I don't see how Boras kicked the barves a** with the lowe deal. He would of probably got a better one from the mets if we had not given that much. We needed a front line starter. Got it. WE didn't let the mets get him. Bonus. sure we gave more than what people thought we should but we couldn't win a bidding war with the mets so we surprised him with a deal and told him take it or leave it. he took it.

Agreed 100%

It's harder when Boras is the agent of one of the best righthanded hitters of this generation. Manny could transform a team, and that's why Boras still has a bit of leverage.
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Leverage in what aspect? I just don't see a "sleeper" team out there unless the Yanks decide to jump in as a competitor to SF and LA. Who else can afford him, has a need to fill and has expressed, more than a cursory thought of acquiring him?

That being said, even if it meant competing against themselves, the Dodgers should offer Man-NY the 3rd year just to appease him and to help him save face. Man-NY is the wrong guy to play a game of chicken with. The Dodgers can win the battle but will they win the war if Man-NY's unhappy?

CF Johnny Damon
SS Derek Jeter
1B Mark Teixeira
3B Alex Rodriguez
RF Bobby Abreu
DH Hideki Matsui
LF Nick Swisher
C Jorge Posada
2B Robinson Cano
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I would flip flop Abreu and Tex. And I would keep Damon in LF w/ Melky/Gardner in CF and Swish filling in 4 spots. He could still get 400-500 at bats as the "johhny on the spot".

Keep dreaming Jay hahaha.

Yeah and the Dodgers are going to trade for Hanley Ramirez, sign Manny, trade for Peavy and trade for Pujols.

*shakes head.

The likelihood that Matsui gets traded OVER Nady is very, very slim.

Out of the ones "linked" to the Braves, I'd prefer Dunn.

Why?

Dunn- Yes he swings like he wants to hit the ball into a river, and it does cost him 20 points in his batting average and probably 10 homers, but he is the Power-hitter in left we DESPERATELY need. Besides he can, HOPEFULLY, be had on a 2 yr 20-25 million dollar deal if a team doesn't snag him on a better deal

Nady- Scott Boras is his agent, is that enough? Although, he is right-handed, he isn't all that powerful, plus he isn't all that good

Swisher- Many people prefer him, but he just batted .240! He isn't powerful, but he does have pretty good upside. If we don't get Dunn, He'd be my second option

Ludwick- He may/may not be a one-year wonder, that scares me. Plus, he won't be hittin behind Pujols if we get him, so that kinda scares me, as well. Not to mention, we'd have to give up Kelly Johnson and/or Mike Gonzalez, the only way that happens is if, they give us Rick Ankiel, haha!

AAAANNNNDDDDRRRRUUUUUWWWWW Jones- I, like the Braves, am torn over him. I wish they'd take a chance on him. Who knows, maybe if he comes back to the ATL, he can ressurect his career, doubt it though. It'd be nice to see .245 avg, 25-30 HRs, and at least 85 RBI's.

Go Braves!!

I heard quite some time ago that the Dodgers offers for Manny was off the table. Why are people still talking about it as if it's a current option?

The Dodgers will eventually sign Manny, and the media will spin this into a love fest, and that it was bound to happen. Ramirez said "It's not about the money, it's about being happy". Yeah sure. I think Boras would rather his client retire than cave in on contract demands. Look for the 3 year+option offer coming to a blog near you... Lowe's ERA is going to go way up in the NL East folks. I'm not sure how anyone could honestly think he is going to earn 60 Mil, you've got to be friggin' kidding me. Good luck with Lowe, because you are going to need more than "Good Defense" to win ballgames. The Dodgers defense didn't make the ball fly over the wall in the playoffs. The Yankees should sign Adam Dunn and let him DH, he would hammer the ball in that lineup.