SBNation.com - White Sox Officially Get Manny Ramirez From Dodgers As Waiver Claimhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46737/sbn-fave.png2010-08-30T14:47:02-04:00http://www.sbnation.com/rss/stream/14022862010-08-30T14:47:02-04:002010-08-30T14:47:02-04:00Manny Ramirez Will Not Suit Up For White Sox Monday Night
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<p>As one final update to the story, <a href="http://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/22547153672">Bob Nightengale says</a> that Manny Ramirez is indeed on his way to Cleveland to join the rest of the White Sox, but adds that Manny waited for the deal to be finalized, meaning he will arrive too late for Monday's game.</p>
<p>Depending on how quickly Manny moves, he may end up available to pinch-hit, but more likely is that he will take this opportunity to introduce himself to his new teammates and get ready to be in the lineup on Tuesday.</p>
https://www.sbnation.com/2010/8/30/1658890/manny-ramirez-white-sox-waiver-claim-dodgers-lineup-tradeJeff Sullivan2010-08-30T14:38:17-04:002010-08-30T14:38:17-04:00Manny Ramirez Officially Sent To White Sox As Waiver Claim
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<p>The inevitable is finally upon us - Manny Ramirez has been sent from the Dodgers to the White Sox in exchange for nothing more than salary relief.</p>
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<p class="bbpTweet"><a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23mlb" title="#mlb" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow">#mlb</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23dodgers" title="#dodgers" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow">#dodgers</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23whitesox" title="#whitesox" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow">#whitesox</a> It is official! Manny is now a White Sox.<span class="timestamp"><a title="Mon Aug 30 18:33:18 +0000 2010" href="http://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/22546591706">less than a minute ago</a> via web</span><span class="metadata"><span class="author"><a href="http://twitter.com/BNightengale"><img src="http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/318621659/bobs_twittericon_normal.jpg"></a><b><a href="http://twitter.com/BNightengale">Bob Nightengale</a></b><br>BNightengale</span></span></p>
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<p class="bbpTweet"><a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23mlb" title="#mlb" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow">#mlb</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23whitesox" title="#whitesox" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow">#whitesox</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Dodgers" title="#Dodgers" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow">#Dodgers</a> The Dodgers rejected the White Sox's offer and simply let Ramirez go on a waiver claim<span class="timestamp"><a title="Mon Aug 30 18:34:23 +0000 2010" href="http://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/22546656202">less than a minute ago</a> via web</span><span class="metadata"><span class="author"><a href="http://twitter.com/BNightengale"><img src="http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/318621659/bobs_twittericon_normal.jpg"></a><b><a href="http://twitter.com/BNightengale">Bob Nightengale</a></b><br>BNightengale</span></span></p>
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<p>To see how White Sox fans react to the move, you should keep your eye on <a href="http://www.southsidesox.com/">South Side Sox</a>. Chicago will absorb all the remains of Manny Ramirez's salary, and they will hope to use up all that remains of Manny Ramirez's Hall of Fame-caliber offense.</p>
https://www.sbnation.com/2010/8/30/1658869/manny-ramirez-white-sox-trade-waiver-claim-dodgersJeff Sullivan2010-08-30T11:16:26-04:002010-08-30T11:16:26-04:00Manny Ramirez On Way To Cleveland To Join White Sox
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<p>Nothing official has yet been announced with regard to the White Sox's claim of Manny Ramirez off waivers from the Dodgers, but it's safe to say we've reached the 'everything but' stage:</p>
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<p class="bbpTweet"><a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23mlb" title="#mlb" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow">#mlb</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23whitesox" title="#whitesox" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow">#whitesox</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23dodgers" title="#dodgers" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow">#dodgers</a> Manny is on way to Cleveland. Should be in Sox lineup tonite.<span class="timestamp"><a title="Mon Aug 30 14:47:48 +0000 2010" href="http://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/22530214577">less than a minute ago</a> via <a href="http://ubertwitter.com" rel="nofollow">UberTwitter</a></span><span class="metadata"><span class="author"><a href="http://twitter.com/BNightengale"><img src="http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/318621659/bobs_twittericon_normal.jpg"></a><b><a href="http://twitter.com/BNightengale">Bob Nightengale</a></b><br>BNightengale</span></span></p>
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<p>There's nothing holding this up anymore, as Ramirez will join the White Sox with 32 games remaining in their season. Whether he'll make enough of a difference to push them into the playoffs is unknown, but Kenny Williams' organization always refuses to go down without a fight.</p>
<p>Ramirez's Dodger career ends with 44 home runs, 156 RBI, and a .322 average over parts of three years.</p>
https://www.sbnation.com/2010/8/30/1658420/manny-ramirez-white-sox-dodgers-trade-waiver-claimJeff Sullivan2010-08-29T21:26:20-04:002010-08-29T21:26:20-04:00Dodgers Will Send Manny Ramirez To White Sox, Receive No Players
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<p><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/2010/8/29/1657689/manny-ramirez-trade-white-sox-dodgers-jon-gilmore">So much for prospect Jon Gilmore</a>. <a href="http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100829&content_id=14088988&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la">According to MLB.com</a>, the Dodgers are going to give Manny Ramirez to the White Sox straight up as a waiver claim, and Chicago will assume the rest of his salary.</p>
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<p>The Dodgers will allow Manny Ramirez to be claimed off waivers Monday by the Chicago White Sox, who will pick up the remaining $4.3 million of his $20 million salary, according to baseball sources. There will be no players coming back to the Dodgers.</p>
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<p>The Dodgers will continue to run with an outfield of Andre Ethier, Matt Kemp, and Scott Podsednik. The White Sox, meanwhile, should plug Manny right in at DH, and may have him in uniform in time for Monday's game in Cleveland.</p>
https://www.sbnation.com/2010/8/29/1657715/manny-ramirez-trade-white-sox-dodgers-money-contractJeff Sullivan2010-08-29T21:13:00-04:002010-08-29T21:13:00-04:00Dodgers Reportedly Deciding Between Trading Manny Ramirez For Prospect Jon Gilmore Or Cash
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<p>This Manny Ramirez situation is all going down very quickly now. Bob Nightengale has the latest, and be warned: it's getting mighty specific.</p>
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<p class="bbpTweet"><a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23mlb" title="#mlb" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow">#mlb</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23whitesox" title="#whitesox" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow">#whitesox</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23dodgers" title="#dodgers" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow">#dodgers</a> Dodgers trying to decide whether to take 3B prospect Jon Gilmore and pay chunk of Manny's salary or take the cash<span class="timestamp"><a title="Mon Aug 30 00:55:37 +0000 2010" href="http://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/22482220918">less than a minute ago</a> via web</span><span class="metadata"><span class="author"><a href="http://twitter.com/BNightengale"><img src="http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/318621659/bobs_twittericon_normal.jpg"></a><b><a href="http://twitter.com/BNightengale">Bob Nightengale</a></b><br>BNightengale</span></span></p>
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<p>Jon Gilmore is a third baseman who just turned 22 years old. With A-ball Winston-Salem, he's batted .318 on the year with a .754 OPS. The 33rd overall pick in the 2007 draft, Gilmore only has four home runs and has yet to show much of a stick, but as you would guess for a guy chosen so highly, he's got a lot of tools. They just have yet to translate to much professional success.</p>
<p>Over the rest of the season, Manny Ramirez is set to earn just around $4 million. It's up to the Dodgers to decide whether they want to save all that money, or save some of it and add Gilmore as well. Their decision should come shortly.</p>
https://www.sbnation.com/2010/8/29/1657689/manny-ramirez-trade-white-sox-dodgers-jon-gilmoreJeff Sullivan2010-08-29T20:53:46-04:002010-08-29T20:53:46-04:00Dodgers 'Intend To Send' Manny Ramirez To White Sox
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<p>Sunday afternoon, Manny Ramirez made a pinch-hit appearance for the Dodgers and was ejected after one pitch for arguing a called strike. <a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Manny-Ramirez-ejection-will-be-last-straw-for-Dodgers">According to Ken Rosenthal</a>, that could and should be the last thing he does in the uniform.</p>
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<p>The Dodgers intend to send Ramirez to the White Sox on Monday, either through a trade or by assigning his contract, according to a major- league source.</p>
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<p>This is the most concrete language we've seen with regard to the situation, and it would appear that there's little left to sort out. While the White Sox may trade some young players or they may just take on Manny's contract, all indications are that they'll end up with their slugger for the stretch run.</p>
<p>As of this writing, the White Sox are 4.5 back in the AL Central, while the Dodgers are 6.5 back in the Wild Card.</p>
https://www.sbnation.com/2010/8/29/1657668/manny-ramirez-trade-rumors-white-sox-dodgersJeff Sullivan2010-08-29T15:58:10-04:002010-08-29T15:58:10-04:00Manny Ramirez Not Playing With Dodgers, Appears To Be On The Move
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<p>Despite having recently returned from the DL, Manny Ramirez hasn't started a game since Wednesday. He's been out of the lineup for four days in a row, and Bob Nightengale reads between the lines:</p>
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<p>Joe Torre says Manny is "tentatively" penciled into the Monday lineup, but that doesn't carry much weight - if the Dodgers thought they needed Manny to make a playoff run, they'd be playing him. It certainly looks like he'll be sent to Chicago.</p>
<p>It's worth noting that the Dodgers are 32-22 when Manny starts, and 35-41 when he doesn't.</p>
https://www.sbnation.com/2010/8/29/1657256/manny-ramirez-trade-rumors-white-sox-dodgersJeff Sullivan2010-08-27T14:44:38-04:002010-08-27T14:44:38-04:00White Sox Reportedly Win Claim For Manny Ramirez
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<p>The White Sox have reportedly won the claim for Manny Ramirez, according to both ESPN's <a href="http://twitter.com/jaysonst/status/22288229499">Jayson Stark</a> and SI's <a href="http://twitter.com/SI_JonHeyman/status/22288517572">Jon Heyman</a>. Chicago was awarded the claim because their record -- 69-58 -- is worse than that of the <a href="http://twitter.com/SI_JonHeyman/status/22288600570">Rangers</a> and Rays, two of the other teams that were rumored to have also placed a claim.</p>
<p>Now, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/2010/8/27/1654199/manny-ramirez-waivers-claim-trade-white-sox-dodgers">as we pointed out earlier</a>, the Dodgers have until Tuesday to work out a deal with the White Sox. It's unlikely that the Dodgers will just let him go to the White Sox for nothing in return -- and even <a href="http://twitter.com/SI_JonHeyman/status/22288663980">more unlikely that Chicago would want to pay the $4.1 million</a> in salary -- so if he's moving to the South Side, it would probably require a trade. But Manny leaving Los Angeles at all is <a href="http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/22288596716">hardly a definite</a>, now that the Dodgers are winning.</p>
<p>Chances are good that L.A., winners of three in a row, will take their time with a decision, and see where they are in the standings after this weekend's series at Colorado. Another sweep and the Dodgers may decide to simply pull Manny back and <a href="http://twitter.com/pgammo/status/22288460065">keep him</a> for the final month of the regular season.</p>
<p><b><i>For more, visit our team blogs, <a href="http://www.southsidesox.com/">South Side Sox</a> and <a href="http://www.truebluela.com/">True Blue LA</a>.</i></b></p>
https://www.sbnation.com/2010/8/27/1654304/manny-ramirez-white-sox-waiver-claim-rangers-rays-dodgersRyan Hudson