Hanley Ramirez is the ultimate windmill to tilt at. We've been doing this crap since 06 and I for one am freaking tired of it.
They are NOT trading the guy. I think we've established that by now, given the number of opportunities they've had to deal him. They have no need to, one, and two, they're under extra scrutiny every time they do a deal that sheds salary, which would practically force Theo to overpay.
It's simply not happening.
Reyes is only an option because of special circumstances -- IE the broke owner. Loria isn't broke, just cheap. And he knows that if he deals Hanley, what fragile tiny little threads of attendance he's getting in the first place are just gone. He's not going to do that. So focus on the guy who IS POSSIBLE, not the one that isn't.