The biggest free agent left on the market is ready to pull out his dread locks if he does not find a suitor soon.
As of last week super agent Scott Boras came out and publicly stated that there are "multiple suitors" for his malcontent outfielder Manny Ramirez. Ramirez, Boras and the rest of the baseball universe is waiting patiently to see which pond the big fish lands in.
On January 29th, Albert Pujols admitted to speaking with Manny Ramirez a lot,
"I speak with Manny every three days and he tells me, 'Man, no one wants to sign me." When you have the backing of an Albert Pujols, that has to be a positive and nothing short of a formula for success. "I'm not an agent or general manager, but I can't understand how Manny has not signed" said Pujols.
Since "Phat Albert" has endorsed Manny Ramirez to wear red and white, maybe Ramirez finds it in his heart to not want 25+ million dollars and give St. Louis a break.
"Maybe St. Louis doesn't have the money to sign him, but he could give them a discount because St. Louis is a great city that supports its players," said Pujols.
Lets look at this from another stand point, Albert Pujols is the only thing relevant when associating with the Cardinals, bringing in Manny will bolster the lineup and make them a prime team to watch. A 1-2 punch of Manny and Albert in my opinion is 100 times more scarier and potent then Manny and David Ortiz. Pujols is a better overall hitter than David Ortiz, and just as clutch. Pujols has the ability to not just hit home runs but he has the capability to spread the ball around the field and launch the ball over the fence as well. With a 3-4 of Manny and Pujols, they will protect each other thus not allowing pitchers to shy away from one to get to the other. Each strike fear into the pitcher 66.6 feet away from him.
Although this is just a thought circulating through the baseball wire it is something to ponder, and should this magically happen, the Cardinals could have an offense to be reckoned with. The middle of their line up would look as such, Manny Ramirez, Albert Pujols, Ryan Ludwick and Rick Ankiel. Not too shabby, especially in the National League.
Then again, Pujols is not the only one trying to court Manny to sign with his team. A mob of 40 or so Mets fans stood outside the teams network studio pleading for the Wilpon's and Omar Minaya to bring Manny to Queens.
"He's got the skill set we need, and the attitude and swagger to play in New York," said Justin Killian, a 36-year-old lawyer who helped organize the rally on nyfuturestars.com. "He'll be like the rain man, just go up and hit."
Personally I would like to see Manny Ramirez in Queens, playing for the Mets and helping that team not choke away a third season. But also I would like to see them win and maybe face the Yankees in the World Series. Then again I wouldn't mind watching the combo of Pujols and Ramirez on FOX every Sunday either. What will happen, lets wait and see.
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