Manny Ramirez, 36, landed in L.A., and Jason Bay, 29, was shipped from Pittsburgh to Boston. For their part in the deal, the Pirates received third baseman Andy LaRoche, brother of Bucs first baseman Adam LaRoche, and Minor League pitcher Bryan Morris from the Dodgers, and right-hander Craig Hansen and outfielder Brandon Moss from the Red Sox. All but Morris, 21, are 24 years old.
Ramirez, in addition to being granted a trade out of Boston, will also get his freedom. His $20 million club options for each of the next two seasons were dropped, which will allow Ramirez to become a free agent this winter. Additionally, the Red Sox are paying the $7 million remaining on Ramirez’s $20 million salary for this year.
Whoa, this is big! Props to LA for getting this done in the wee hours of the trade deadline. They can really use the bat of Manny. The Sox didn’t do too bad either Jason Bay is no slouch….