Red Sox in 'very serious' talks with Mets about Ramirez
- From: Scott G. <sgbusy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 19:35:49 -0400
>From Boston Globe :
Red Sox in 'very serious' talks with Mets about Ramirez
By Gordon Edes, Globe Staff | July 29, 2005
The Red Sox this afternoon were involved in ''very serious''
negotiations with the New York Mets regarding a trade for outfielder
Manny Ramirez, according to a source with direct knowledge of the
negotiations.
That source said a third team, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, was also
involved, but as of late this afternoon, no agreement had been
finalized on the other players and the money involved. Another
industry source with direct knowledge of the negotiations did not
confirm the three-way deal, but acknowledged that the Sox have talked
to more than one team about Ramirez.
Under the principal scenario discussed by the teams -- according to
one of the clubs involved in the negotiations -- the Red Sox would
receive infielder/outfielder Aubrey Huff from the Devil Rays and
outfielder Mike Cameron from the Mets. The Mets would receive Ramirez
from the Sox and closer Danys Baez from the Devil Rays. Tampa Bay
would receive a number of prospects, possibly from both clubs. If the
Sox have to deal a prospect, it could be Double-A pitcher Anibal
Sanchez.
''I'm not sure this thing is really going to happen, but it's
definitely being discussed,'' the source said.
It is unknown whether the Mets would assume the remaining $64 million
on Ramirez's contract or whether the Sox would assume some portion of
that amount. The trade talks come just two days before Sunday's 4 p.m.
trading deadline and in the aftermath of Ramirez's refusal to play in
Wednesday's game against Tampa Bay, even though outfielder Trot Nixon
had been injured the night before.
But one source stressed that the Red Sox have an additional motivation
to make this deal: Ramirez, after this season, has the right to veto a
trade under baseball's ''10-5'' rule, which applies to players with 10
years experience, five consecutively with the same club.
In other trade news, it appeared Friday afternoon that A.J. Burnett
was staying put in Florida.
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