When I first heard this I thought this would be a ridiculous trade for the Fish to be mentioned in…until you get down to the specifics.

1. Boston has said it would eat Manny’s salary for the remainder of the year – meaning the team he is traded to would be trading away talent for the service of Manny Ramirez for a few months.

2. Next year the Marlins will have a log jam in the outfield with 4 potential starters – Cody Ross, Josh Willingham, Jeremy Hermida, and Cameron Maybin. So who is the odd man out? Hammer can only play left, while Cody can play all 3 positions. The Red Sox have already shown interest in Hammer earlier in the year.

Ross, Hermida, and Hammer (correct me if I’m wrong) are all up for arbitration next year and there is no point in keeping all 3. You have Maybin waiting. Make a deal now! Personanly I would be willing to part with andrew MIller. He has shown me nothing and the Marlins seem ready and eager to get him out of the rotation. He is the odd man, much like the Hammer.

Somehting along the lines of Miller and Hammer for Manny and somebody else, a low level pitching prospect. I’m willing to part with Hammer and MIller for the service of many for a few months if it gives us that chance for another World Series title.

Then next year you throw Cody on left, Maybin in center, and Hermida in right.

You may think I’m crazy, but this would look nice come October:

1. Hanley Ramirez
2. Jeremy Hermida
3. Jorge Cantu
4. Manny Ramirez
5. Dan Uggla
6. Mike Jacobs
7. Cody Ross

Peter Gammons thinks Jeff Allison is a lock for the all-star all-rehab team, and suddenly he’s a commodity? If he makes it to the bigs, he might be worth more than a few months of Manny. I think the Marlins need to cut down on the strikeouts. Now. Or else it won’t matter who’s in the line-up.

They say Manny could go to the Phillies, the Marlins or the Dodgers. Or, he could stay with Boston. They also say the Hermida – Allison proposal from the Marlins is unconfirmed:

Baseball Prospectus had an unnamed source who mentioned that the Marlins might consider sending a package of young outfielder Jeremy Hermida and pitching prospect Jeff Allison, a Boston-area product, to the Red Sox, but that report was unconfirmed.