[LOL][Blast from the Past?] MLB Signing (3/7/2013): Rangers sign.... Manny Ramirez

[fatcowxlive]

Rangers To Sign Manny Ramirez

By Zach Links [July 3, 2013 at 3:31pm CST]

 

The Rangers have agreed to sign Manny Ramirez to a minor league deal, a major league source tells Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News. The 41-year-old recently left his Taiwanese club, the EDA Rhinos, to try to get back to the big leagues for the first time since 2011.

 

Ramirez, a Barry Praver client, will report to Triple-A Round Rock. Late last month, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe spoke with a scout who watched Ramirez and was told that he can "still hit with the best of them." The slugger told the Rhinos that he missed his family in New York, but in June, Praver told Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports that his client wanted to free himself in order to play in MLB once again.

 

Ramirez played in just five games for the Rays in 2011 before testing positive for elevated testosterone, which would have netted him a 100-game suspension. He agreed to retire instead and when he returned in 2012 in the A's system, he served a 50-game suspension in the minors. Unable to get into a groove, he eventually took his release from Oakland. Texas needs a big right-handed bat given Lance Berkman's recent struggles and they're hoping that Ramirez, who comes with minimal risk, could be the answer.

 

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/07/rangers-to-sign-manny-ramirez.html

 

[G-Snarls]

[8D]

I like it.

[G-Snarls]

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS if he makes team, manny gets 500 grand pro-rated. he has agreed to cut his hair, too. #rangers

[Arkadium]

I want to see him called up just so I can see highlights of Manny being Manny.

[TheHurl]

a little insurance against a Cruz suspension?

[Angrioter]

Sosa, Vla and now Manny

 

Marichal...Marichal, take your glove again.

[Dylan]

This is awesome news entertainment wise.

[Angrioter]

http://images.wikia.com/theamazingworldofgumball/images/8/89/Funny-gif-man-jump-out-the-window.gif

[Arkadium]

Let's be perfectly honest though... while in Taiwan they let him dope himself up in order to put on a show and bring in the fans.

 

His Taiwan stats:

 

Games 49

PA 206

AB 182

RBI 43

Hits 64

Doubles 13

HRs 8

BB 23

SO 21

OBP 0.422

SLG 0.555

BA 0.352

[Dr. Dinger]

If the Rangers did it, it's probably a pretty smart move. Jon Daniels is a Top 3 GM.

[Angrioter]

[fatcowxlive]

 

Dammit I liked his dreads!

[Deadpool]

http://images.wikia.com/theamazingworldofgumball/images/8/89/funny-gif-man-jump-out-the-window.gif

 

no! Mr. Renholm!

[Jays]

 

Let me guess. You took that picture... in your local barber shop... and your cousin is cutting his hair.

[8D]

Let me guess. You took that picture... in your local barber shop... and your cousin is cutting his hair.

 

You forgot his brother, who is now selling the locks online!!!

[Angrioter]

Let me guess. You took that picture... in your local barber shop... and your cousin is cutting his hair.

 

I was in a motel room with you mother and saw Manny in front cutting his hair.....BTW she is hot my new son.

[8D]

hahahaha

[G-Snarls]

Manny has started playing, went 1-3 in his AAA debut:

 

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/eye-on-baseball/22675100