Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Live Blog 7: Manny just being Manny?


Do you believe Manny Ramirez?

In the past few days, he's told the media he wants to play 6 more years until age 42 and thinks 600 HR are well within reach. "Sky's the limit," he said.

Manny, who hit 20 HR and missed 29 games in 2007, is reportedly in great shape this spring and the Red Sox are expecting huge things. And Manny has already delivered.

With one out in the sixth, Manny doubled down the leftfield line to tie the game 2-2, then came home on a Brandon Moss single.

Of course, Manny is in a contract year and has 20 million reasons to have a good year. Boston holds a $20 million option for Manny's 2009 season.

With that in mind, don't be afraid to spend at least $25 - or even $30 - on Manny in an auction draft. You could even justify taking him early third round in a mixed league format.

There's not a whole lot of Mannys I want on my fantasy roster.

But I'll take a motivated Manny every year.

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