Re: Schilling likely headed to Boston

dickhealy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Might the right handed power hitter be Manny?  In a separate deal?  After
> Shilling is signed?

There's no way the D-Backs would trade for Manny unless the Sox paid 
almost all of his contract.  Colangelo and Joe Garagiola, Jr. have already 
stated the D-Backs' payroll targets are $80 million for 2004 and $55 
million for 2005.  Considering they've tied something like $20-25 million 
for each of those years into two players (Luis Gonzalez and Randy 
Johnson), there's no chance they'll take on a long term albatross like 
Manny's contract at anything close to face value.

--Paul
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