10 Reasons Why Manny Will Be Traded

1: Red Sox ownership brought a World Series title to the RSN in 2004, so if you are going to trade a first ballot hall-of-famer now is the time to do it.

2: John Henry has ALREADY proven he does not respect or want Manny. He placed Manny on unrestricted waivers and tried to trade him to Texas in the A-Rod debacle.

3: The annual "Manny being Manny" episode is bearable to most fans and players, but billionaires like Henry do not "bear with" EMPLOYEES, especially at 20 million per year (after all, that's money that could be going in his pocket).

4: Manny only hustles when he wants to (on the bases or in the field). At lease twice last year, I saw Manny thrown out by 20 feet at second base.

5: Although Manny does possess an accurate arm (high putout totals), he is an average to below-average defender overall (especially when he is on a potty break behind the Green Monster during live play).

6: Henry is not afraid to trade proven players or let them go on their own (case-in-point: Damon, Pedro, Lowe, Mueller)

7: Manny had a hissy fit last year when Francona asked him to play on a day he was scheduled to have a day off. Well excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me Manny, you're getting paid $123,456 PER GAME. You're lucky we let you go to the bathroom at that price. The last guy who pulled that got traded and is now a utility player (we should take Nomar of that nonsense from Manny either).

8: Granted, Manny is an offensive juggernaut and an RBI freak, however, don't we all believe that defense and pitching wins titles, not offense and whining. For example, last year the Yankees and the Red Sox both had better hitting than the Chicago White Sox. And who got the ring?

9: Manny wants to be traded. Why pay someone $30,000 per at bat if he doesn't want to be there and pollutes the team morale?

10: Miguel Tejada is also a hall-of-famer and he is a better all-around player than Manny.