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Monday, June 28, 2004
Ortiz reiterates trade demand
Ramon Ortiz again told Mike Scioscia of his desire to be traded, after the manager informed him he would be returning to the bullpen. Bill Stoneman stressed that they would not trade Ortiz just to accommodate his demands:
"As I said to him, 'Ramon, we're not just going to deal you. We think you have value to us,' " Stoneman said. "The only way we would do a deal is if it helped our club. This is a guy who can help our club, whether it's in the bullpen or whether it's starting."
Explain to me how a third baseman that can actually play third base and can hit 30+ homeruns doesn't have "value." Or why a left-handed reliever who can actually get outs doesn't "help our club." Let's face it: Ortiz is not this good. He's pitching out of his mind right now. His value will never be higher- it's time to make something happen.
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