Manny Ramirez has been banished across the county by the Boston Red Sox. How bad did the Red Sox want to get rid of this guy? They dealt two prospects, and $7 million along with Manny and only got Jason Bay in return with the Pirates involved as the trade's third team.
Bay's a great ballplayer, don't get me wrong, but he's not Manny Ramirez ... more or less two prospects, $7 million and Manny Ramirez. Who wins? It's addition by subtraction for the Red Sox, but it feels like very costly subtraction. The Pirates on the other hand got four top prospects (two from the Sox, two from the Dodgers) and can now safely continue their quest for eternal mediocrity.
And it just wouldn't be a trade deadline without Trader Jim Bowden getting in on the action. The Nats sent Jhonny Nunez to the Yankees for the "Attorney General" Alberto Gonzalez, who projects to be a fine defensive shortstop in the bigs. Nunez has been sharp in a relief role with AA Harrisburg, but otherwise has a combined record of 2-8 with an ERA of 4.85 in stops at Potomac and Harrisburg. The Yanks must see something in him, just not sure what. It should be pointed out though that former Rays castoff Edwar Ramirez is one of the Yanks' top arms out of the bullpen and has a "no-hitter" through the month of July.
What the Yankees liked about Edwar when they acquired him was his high strikeout to walk ratio. Nunez's numbers in that category? 82 Ks to 21 BBs in Class A Potomac.
Updating a previous trade because I happened to be browsing minor league stats today: Washington's Emilio Bonifacio is hitting .464 in seven games with the AAA Columbus Clippers. And for all the talk that the Nats didn't get enough for Jon Rauch, Bonifacio may be the best haul any team received in return for a middle reliever ... that is, since hardly any bullpen types switched sides near the deadline.
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