Manny would be the bat that will take us to the WS!!!  Diaz/Hinske have been awful in August could atleast use another chipper type bat in the line up.  When Manny is healthy and on the field  he has raked at the plate this season.  The important part  of this that Manny has no trade clause though I do believe if FW has the Nuts to pull this off that Manny will be a well behaved  in the clubs (A reason he would waive his no trade clause to come to the braves). The braves have a history in bring checkered  past players that have done nothing but play productive baseball with no issues. Bottom line is at that you could get another middle of the order bat at 1.1M for this year  to make a serious run for a WS in bobby cox last year.  Manny is not a big drop off from Hinske/Diaz in LF defensively but could be a mass force at the plate.  In the NL there is no really clear cut favor but having Manny in this lineup for the rest of the year is MORE than worth a shot to win it all the way...

Would you want Manny on this team for the stretch run?

However, about three-quarters of his salary is deferred And were to acquire Ramirez, they would owe him only $1.1 million for the rest of this season and about $3.3 million in deferred salary.

http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/news/story?id=5490103

About three quarters of Ramirez’s salary is deferred, so he makes just $1.1MM between now and the end of the season despite his hefty $20MM salary. Ramirez earns the remaining $3.4MM in deferred payments, which would presumably make his salary easier to absorb.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/08/manny-ramirez-likely-to-hit-waivers-this-week.html

Mark Bowman recently talked with Frank Wren regarding potential trades happening with the surplus of Arms at his disposal. Which several teams have inquiried about available starting pitching and bullpen arms to trade for. I believe that we will be seeking out  3B/MI prospects to give the farm some depth in which is badly needed. The 25 man roster is pretty much set at this point and I can't see a trade that would be for a MLer in return. So what kind of trade value would a Campillo/Bennett/Carlyle/Acosta could fetch in return? And could we add additional prospects to get a top end 3B in return? The Braves will have all the leverage once we get closer to opening day with pitching being a premium and teams getting more despert to fill out rosters with ML ready pitchers.  Who would you want to get in return in any trade that Wren may pull off? Here is a few prospects that could be on the radar for the braves.

Neil Walker

http://firstinning.com/players/Neil-Walker-a/

Neftali Soto

http://firstinning.com/players/Neftali-Soto-a/

Todd Frazier

http://firstinning.com/players/Todd-Frazier-a/

Matt Dominguez

http://firstinning.com/players/Matt-Dominguez-a/

Taylor Green

http://firstinning.com/players/Taylor-Green-a/

"But at the same time, the luxury of having an overabundance of Major League-ready arms puts Wren in a position where he could improve his organizational strength by moving at least one of his pitchers. Jeff Bennett, Buddy Carlyle, Manny Acosta and Jorge Campillo appear to be the most expendable pitchers who could provide some value on the trade market. But while Wren has the means to improve his club via trade, he doesn't exactly have a glaring need on his Major League roster."

Mark Bowman / MLB.com

According to SI.com's Jon Heyman, the Angels and Bobby Abreu reached an agreement on a one-year deal worth a little more than $5MM plus incentives.

Abreu, 35 in March, hit .296/.371/.471 in 684 plate appearances for the Yankees last year while playing poor defense.  He earned $16MM in '08, and many questioned Brian Cashman's decision not to offer arbitration to Abreu, a Type A free agent.  The decision was wise, as Abreu ended up taking a 69% pay cut in base salary.  At the beginning of the offseason, most people expected Abreu to get multiple years and at least $10MM per.

MLBTR

Man I just don't know what to say in not getting this guy for 5 Mil plus incentives....

A missed opportunity, now to move on to the other options Swisher or Luke via trade market...

Or Maybe stil....

Dunn

We will see....

Sorry didn't reference the source

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/