Bay Vs. Manny
Posted by: Sky in Baseball, tags: dodgers, jason bay, manny ramirez, pirates, red soxFrom 2005 through 2008 (last week some time) here are the VORP leaders for corner outfielders:
Player VORP Vlad Guerrero 211 Matt Holliday 208 Manny Ramirez 197 Jason Bay 161 Magglio Ordonez 153 Carlos Lee 147 Pat Burrell 143 Adam Dunn 143 Jermaine Dye 139 Bobby Abreu 138 Carl Crawford 119 J.D. Drew 110 Barry Bonds 108 Alfonso Soriano 106 Brian Giles 105 Moises Alou 105
If you figure Bay’s glove is worth a dozen runs per year more than Manny’s, then they’re a wash overall.
Money-wise, the Sox would have paid Manny $20MM next year. Instead, they’ll pay $8MM to Bay plus about $2MM to Bay this year, or $10MM total. (The would have paid Manny’s remaining $7MM 2008 salary either way.) So, in summary the trade from the Red Sox eyes is…
Gains
$10MM
Removing Manny’s clubhouse issues
Washes
Manny’s vs. Bay’s production
Draft picks from losing Manny vs. draft picks from losing Bay
Losses
Craig Hansen (going forward, certainly not this year)
Brandon Moss
Manny’s 2010 option
Here’s one good question I read somewhere: If the Dodgers are ok with Manny’s clubhouse antics, why not instead sign Barry Bonds, who’s better and wouldn’t have cost Andy LaRoche?
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