Manny Being Pansy?

Manny Ramirez is going to miss tonight's game after taking himself out of the lineup with a sore knee. That was news to Terry Francona who had the enigmatic left fielder pegged to play. It's stories like this, combined with the demands to know his future and claims that the front office keeps deceiving him that makes me think Manny is gone next year. $20 million can go a long way towards options (Mark Texeira, Matt Holiday) that don't include a guaranteed headache.

In other news, SI's Jon Heyman says some GMs are ticked at Jim Bowden for dealing Rauch for only Bonifacio, saying it may have limited the asking prices for other clubs dealing bullpen men. Apparently the Nats were asking for top prospects Michael Bowden and Jed Lowrie from the Red Sox, but only wanted Bonifacio from from D-backs.