Hanley Fires Back At Marlins After Couldnt Win With Him Comment - RealGM Wiretap
Hanley Ramirez has fired back at the Marlins after president David Samson explained that the team traded him because they "just realized we couldn't win with him."
In 45 games with the Dodgers http://www.orlandocitymlsstore.com/anto … ty-jersey/ , Ramirez is hitting .260 with 10 home runs and an .811 OPS.
He is also enjoying a pennant race in Los Angeles, while Miami continues to struggle.
"Now are they winning without me?" Ramirez said.
Miami's winning percentage has fallen -- .464 before the trade, .383 after -- and they will finish with their third consecutive losing season.
"I don't think it's one guy," Ramirez said. "If it was me, you know, OK. I had a lot of good memories there. They gave me the opportunity to play in the big leagues."
Lester Open To Re Signing With Red Sox - RealGM Wiretap
Jon Lester has no animosity toward the Boston Red Sox and is open to re-signing with the team that traded him to the Oakland Athletics.
Lester will be a free agent after this season.
"My time there, the memories and all that stuff don't get erased based on this whole ordeal," Lester told the Boston Herald. "I'm glad with where I'm at, and I understood where [Red Sox GM] Ben [Cherington] was at. At the end of the season, it's not going to change my mind about going back there if they are aggressive and competitive and do the things they say they're going to do. Boston is definitely a place I would go."
The Red Sox told Lester that they would pursue him "aggressively" in the offseason. What that actually means http://www.orlandocitymlsstore.com/Customized/ , however, remains to be seen.
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