Manny Ramirez

Now that CC Sabathia has signed a contract with the Yankees, Manny Ramirez is the primary topic in all the trade talk. At the beginning of the offseason you couldn't turn on sports center without hearing someone talk about where Manny was going to end up. But then everybody started talking about Sabathia. Well now the Manny talk is back.

According to Newsday.com, Manny is becoming very upset over the lack of offers and lack of interest teams have been giving him. It is rumored that Ramirez told some friends that he is considering retirement if he doesn't receive a suitable offer soon. He is mad because he thinks he should be the top player in the market because of the way he played during his two months with the Dodgers. I kind of agree with him on this because did play really good. He was even considered for the National League MVP after only playing in the National League for two months. But I don't think he is necessarily the top prize. Not everybody is looking for an old veteran that isn't sure how much longer he is going to play.

Manny Ramirez confirmed that he will play next season and he is not planning on retiring soon. He said that he plans on playing at least till he hits seven hundred home runs and right now he is only at five hundred and twenty seven. So if this is true he will be playing for at least four or five more years if he keeps hitting home runs at the rate he is.

The main team that is interested in Manny is the Dodgers who offered him a deal at the begging of the offseason but then pulled the offer off the table once the free agency began. It is also rumored that the Washington Nationals are interested him but right now the Nationals are concentrating on trying to get Mark Teixeira. Another possible team is the New York Mets but I haven't heard to much about the yet. Personally I think he will end up back in LA with the Dodgers. He seems to enjoy playing there and the fans certainly love seeing him in a Dodger's uniform.