Can the Marlins afford Manny Ramirez?
Probably not. Manny’s 2008 salary is reported by ESPN to be $20,000,000. ESPN reports the Marlins’ 2008 payroll at $22,650,000 with Kevin Gregg being the highest paid Marlin at $2,500,000. It would seem the Red Sox would have to agree to pay a substantial part of Ramirez’ salary for a trade to be made.