White Sox reportedly win claim on Manny Ramirez

Has a team stepped up and claimed Manny Ramirez?

And if so, what do the Dodgers do now?

ESPN’s Jayson Stark has tweeted the White Sox were awarded the claim.

Another report from mlb.com’s T.R. Sullivan said the Rangers put in a claim but lost out to another team, presumably the White Sox. The Rays were also thought to have made a claim.

The Dodgers can now either let Manny, and the approximately $4 million he’s still owed this season, go to the claiming team or pull him back and try to negotiate a trade with that team.

The Dodgers are playing just well enough at the moment, however, that they may have forced the organization to keep him. The Dodgers have an imposing four teams to climb over, but are only five games back for the National League wild-card spot.

If they let him go, or even work a trade, how can they claim to be trying to win and advance to the postseason? They’ve almost been boxed in by their own erratic play.

The Chicago Sun-Times previously reported the Dodgers and White Sox were discussing a potential trade for Manny in anticipation that Chicago would win the claim.

-- Steve Dilbeck

Photo: Manny Ramirez. Credit: Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times

Comments

[Garrett]

This is going to be boring....

[Grandpa]

Let him go.

[dnMar]

Who cares! Football is right around the corner. Wont be paying attention to the Dodgers again until McCort is no longer the owner. Dodgers will never win the World Series with McCort spending like he owns the San Diego Padres.

[FernDeeze]

"And if so, what do the Dodgers do now"? Celebrate like we just got rid of the worse productive player we've ever acquired.

"...how can they claim to be trying to win and advance to the postseason"? when you dump dead- (in this case, lazy and out of shape) wood and pick up real ballers (Rod Barrajas) it's called IMPROVEMENT

[Diogenes]

C-Ya Manny!

[Tj]

So, The Dodgers Wanna give away Manny So they can win while the white sox wanna get manny so they can get on sports center, right!

[Chuck B]

I really surprised another team actuallt wants Manny, good luck Chicago.

[jon]

How many months of spousal support will $4mil cover????

[Fernando]

ADIOS AMIGO!! (NOT)
HASTA LA VISTA, BABY!!!!

[Gary Carbo]

Thanks Manny for the glorious last two months of 2008. You made this time fun again.

[Go Bruins Go 2010]

Indifference and a definite lack of Passion. Later Manny!

[MikeP]

Let him go. This season is lost, there is no way these inconsistent Dodgers will get to the wild card.

[Dan Fuehring]

Two words: Juan Pierre. . .remember how well they played with him during the suspension?

[Ismaelito]

Who cares, dodger's are not goint to do anything this year

[Jonathan]

hmmm.... save McCourt $4 million or keep Manny for a possible Wild Card run, this one's a toughie. And you know they're gonna try and save the $4m not negotiate a trade.

[jad]

The comments are what make the Dodgers what they are. Who, after all, would want one of the greatest hitters ever who is hitting over .300 in what is for him an off year?

[RobertG]

Manny is gone, but mad ups for those few months after they picked him up. Granted he was on the roids, but those were some of the more exciting times in recent Dodgers history. Peace out Manny, you was tight.

[Hal Hefner]

The sox have some really solid prospects at 3rd in Brent Morel & Dayan Viciedo and at C with Tyler Flowers, either of these guys as well as a handful of others would be great.

Remember Manny is not coming back next year, so trading him now helps, not hurts. Maybe the dark cloud of Manny Ramirez is just what this cloub needs removed (And that of the McCourts).

Let's face it though, this team is not good enough to win the division let alone advance in the playoffs, so looking to next year is good. And with the awful reptilian McCourts set to take their evil divorce to trial, this team might be headed for a big dung heap anyway.

It's a shame because if the Dodgers stepped it up this past off season and Ned was allowed to do his job, this team would have an ace, and have had the depth to avoid this wind tunnel of suckiness it endured with such an awful bench and no depth.

La deserves better than the McCourt legacy. Dark days are upon us Dodger fans and they could be just beginning.

[Mike Bisch]

Bye! Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

[Mike Bisch]

In reading a lot of these comments, seems like most people don't seem to care that he was jacked up on 'roids during the 8 weeks he did some decent work for this team.

I'm done with the Dodgers until McCourt sells.

[Grandpa]

Don't buy any more Dodgers tickets or paraphernalia until the McCourts sell and are out of the picture. Sell the team to the Taliban if you have to.

[Gaucho420]

Adios muchacho.

[BlueinAZ]

Do any of you even pay attention to this team? This is not about Manny. It's about the rest of the hitters in the lineup. When Manny's in the lineup, these Dodgers hit. When Manny's out, they don't hit. Some more than others -- i.e., Ethier, Blake -- but it's really all of them. It's pretty simple. So Steve is right, if they let Manny go, they really can't make any legitimate argument that they were trying to make a push for the wild-card. 5 games back and it's still August? Of course they have a shot. Keep him. For Andre's sake, keep him.

[sc]

Buh-bye!

[boone]

Manny is the best right-handed hitter since Joe Dimaggio. None of you hot heads will see better in your miserable lifetimes. Bow your head and genuflect you vile dogs! Greatness has left the room!

[68elcamino427]

Does anyone really believe Manny's legs would stand up to playing in the field every day?
Hasn't worked out too well so far this season.

Manny is a DH now.

Good luck back in the American League.
It was fun watching you hit the baseball as a Dodger.

[Dodger Tony]

I completely disagree with 90% of the opinions being voiced here. The Dodgers clearly ARE a legitimate playoff contender with Manny in the lineup, for far more reasons than his hitting. No team in recent memory has been so completely affected in a positive way as the Dodgers have been with Manny Ramirez. They are two absolutely different ballclubs with him and without him. So, it is a total coincidence that the Dodgers, who were only two games out at the All Star break, completely collapsed without Manny in the second half and just swept the Brewers on the road with him back? Gimme a break.

The Dodgers have been seeking to move his salary far before today, whether they were 5 and 1/2 game ahead in the WC or 5 and 1/2 back. This has always been a fait accompli. This organization is preparing to sell. This is what owners do when that is the case.

[Chuckie P]

5 games back, why does that matter? The Dodgers are done for the season and will hit another skid. Get rid of Granny already. The only ugly part is that we will have to hear about Ganny during the playoffs. He is done as a player and will hurt the team he ends up with. If the Dodgers make a wildcard whats the point they will get swept. Boycott the Dodgers next year..more of the same to come.

[Patrick]

With Manny: NLCS in 2008 and 2009; First place until he went out injured in 2010. He's still batting .310 with power. Keep him for the final push. He's been a very good Dodger these past 3 years.

[2 cents]

"Win?"

[jim]

Don't let the door hit Manny on his backside on the way out. No, I mean it. It'd put him on the DL and then the White Sox could back out of the deal.

[Roy]

SELL THE TEAM!SELL THE TEAM!SELL THE TEAM!SELL THE TEAM!SELL THE TEAM!SELL THE TEAM!SELL THE TEAM!SELL THE TEAM!SELL THE TEAM!SELL THE TEAM!SELL THE TEAM!SELL THE TEAM!SELL THE TEAM!SELL THE TEAM!SELL THE TEAM!SELL THE TEAM!SELL THE TEAM!SELL THE TEAM!SELL THE TEAM!SELL THE TEAM!

[Big Jim Slade]

Congratulations on your "win"!

Now I have these Nigerian backed investment funds I'd like you to look at...

[Big Jim Slade]

Is it me, or were the Dodgers much better during the steroid era?

[Cosmo Kramer]

I dont care for baseball and I certainly dont care for Manny.

But is there any way he can take Matt Kemp and his annoying nasal singing girlfriend with him?

[imacobru]

Well I am not in the Dodgers Front Office but if I was my response would be....his bags, sorry, his bag, a Ralphs bag, is packed and he is on his way!!! He's yours take him and we are sending all his bandana's and other peraphenalia along with him! Anything you don't want...burn. Thanks! Oh and the ticket and freight is one way!

[Since '58]

Brilliant comment, Roy. Right on subject. Could you please repeat that in person down at the courthouse on Monday?
As for Manny, let him go. Let's see if we can sink or swim without him. We did pretty well last year for 50 games. Let's see what these spoiled brats are made out of.

[David]

Desperation is the mother of trades.

[www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawkT6iugGhkENcsGdSnUIw1Juxt2tb_bFxU]

I'll pay for the cab to the airport.

[al a.]

trade this bum. what a waste of money for this no-good player. the dodgers owners are born suckers. look at them now!
GO DOGERS!

[Sean Strauss]

As far as I'm concerned, the Dodgers should be remembered for Jackie Robinson; not Manny Ramirez...

[Zen]

I'm a fan of both the Dodgers and the White Sox, and I hope the deal works out.

He is not an equivalent value to the Dodgers, can't field every day, but he can DH every day for the Sox. Bad fit here, good fit there, at least for a month down the stretch.

I think Ozzie Guillen can handle him for a few weeks. It's a win + win deal.

[Hollywood Dodger Mark]

This really takes the cake. Colletti gets us Lilly, Posednik, Teriot,, Barajas and Dotel and now that we are finally in a groove they stab us in the heart and chuck Manny!!! Dear Lord, have you no decency sir? We are in this wildcard race now and the Dodgers know it. For better or for worse there is something magical that happens by Manny simply being present in the Dodger line up. The fans that know, know. To let him go now would be the ultimate (to heck with) the real fans in this town. This is not about Manny - this is about a legit Wild Card run. We could be four back after tonite. I am writing this from 30,000 feet above the earth from a plane heading from Omaha to LA. Following the game on MLB Game day. That's what fans do. I said last night that if Manny is not in the line up tonite that means he is done and as a result, we are done for the season. After all we've been through, couldn't they find the decency to let him stay for the run???

[Hollywood Dodger Mark]

By the way ...1-0 Rocks in the fourth from Delta Flight 41.

[Dem Bums]

Thank You Manuelito for what you did for the ciudad of Los Angeles if you must go then Go because these bums seem to be showing a little heart and small ball is doing it. Peace in the middle east and good luck to you and your sweet swing.

Go Dodgers it's the name in front of the jersey not the name on the back.

[White Sox Fan]

hahaha! Juan Pierre wont step up for u guys this time, we already have him to!!!