Manny Ramirez placed on irrevocable waivers
Manny Ramirez was placed on irrevocable waivers by the Red Sox last night, according to the New York Times, Boston Herald, and Providence Journal. The ESPN story is right here.
Essentially what that means is that any team can put in a claim for Ramirez, and the Red Sox can’t withdraw the waivers. The team that claims him gets Manny and his remaining contract. If Ramirez is claimed, then the Red Sox receive no compensation.
I’m not going to tell you what I think until he either clears waivers or is claimed.
Since the free agent and roster stuff is pretty contigent on Ramirez being on the roster, I’m going to wait on that too. I’ll have something on something later today.