Manny to Boston

"Manny being Miserable" was the overnight headline in the Boston Herald. Now The Herald reports that it's less than a 50-50 shot that the Red Sox deal their disgruntled left fielder.

Even though the source said the deal is “far from done,’’ the forward momentum suggests that there is still time before the 4 p.m. trading deadline for the Sox, Marlins and Pirates to work out a relatively complex three-team blockbuster that would send Ramirez to Florida, Marlins outfielder Jeremy Hermida to Pittsburgh and Pirates outfielder Jason Bay to the Sox. The 29-year-old Bay, who plays left field, is hitting .282 with 22 homers and 64 RBI.

While a trade fluctuates between imminent and impossible, we've seen this all before. Last year Boston worked its tail off to rid the enigmatic slugger. It didn't happen. At least for now it looks like it will play that way again.