Manny To The DL ... Again
- Tuesday, July 20, 2010 5:28 PM
- Written By: Dodgers Diaries
I see two ways of looking at this, both positive in their own way.
On the one hand, if the Dodgers are anywhere close to a playoff spot, Manny will return more or less around the same time he joined the team in 2008, with a clear view of the finish line. He has seemed unfocused this year, even dogging it at times, and not terribly interested in playing "meaningless" games in April and May. A Manny fresh for the finish could be just the ticket for this confoundingly erratic team.
On the other hand, if the Dodgers are effectively out of the race when Manny comes off the DL, I see no reason not to trade him. There will be an AL team in need of a DH dumb enough to take him. The Dodgers took on Jim Thome last year, and they don't even have a DH in the NL.
-- JOHN ROSENTHAL
