After Yoenis Cespedes signed in Oakland,
we told you that the A's had one of the strangest offseasons in recent
memory, in part because of their extended flirtation with Manny Ramirez,
who, facing a PED suspension, retired from baseball last year after a
forgettable short stint in Tampa. But we didn't really believe,
particularly after the Cespedes deal, that Manny would become an
Athletic—they already have plenty of corner-outfielder/DH types,
including but not limited to Cespedes, Jonny Gomes, Josh Reddick, Seth
Smith, Brandon Allen, Chris Carter, Daric Barton, and Kila Ka'aihue.
Surely Manny would only provide bring redundancy to this motley crew.
Think again! He's signed with Oakland for one year and $500k to fill
the Athletics' designated maybe-washed-up slugger slot previously owned
by David Justice, Frank Thomas (who somehow had 39 homers for Oakland in
2006), Mike Piazza, Frank Thomas again, Jason Giambi, and Hideki
Matsui.
Some outlets say it's a minor-league deal, others don't specify—it's
beside the point, anyway, because Manny will turn up on the big club (or
get released) once his 50-game suspension ends and he's had a few
tune-up games. We know he won't stick around at AAA. This probably
spells doom for one (or more) of those slugging scrubs, but, you know,
we don't really care about that, because of Mannyball. What a team.
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