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Manny Being Manny Part Two? It is possible that Manny Ramirez could hit waiver wires within the next week as the Los Angeles Dodgers look to move one of the best right handed hitters of our time. Although Manny is older and the risks seem to outweigh the rewards at this point of the season and in his career, there are teams out there that may take a chance on him in hopes that he can add some extra pop to their offense. For all of the negative that has come across Manny since his forced exit from Boston, he has shown that he can still be productive when healthy and committed to the cause. There has been talk and speculation that a team may put a claim on Manny just to block him from potentially winding up on other teams that may be able to use his bat. Teams that put a claim run the risk that the Dodgers will take the option of letting Manny go simply to save on the money left on his contract for this season. The Dodgers also have the option of trying to work out a trade to the