Si.com’s Jon Heyman is reporting that the Dodgers are offering OF Andre Ethier in a deal for OF Manny Ramirez. Heyman is reporting that he has approved a trade to any team, showing everyone how badly he wants out of Boston. Heyman doesn’t think a deal will be able to come to fruition if the Dodgers do not offer blue chipper Matt Kemp.

Added by Peter Wade

Update 4:05 p.m. - ESPN and FoxSports.com are reporting that the 3 way deal involving Manny Ramirez might be back on. Rosenthal writes:

The three-way Manny Ramirez blockbuster may be back on…the Ramirez trade was “dead,” according to an executive with one of the three teams involved in the discussions…However, the deal has taken numerous twists and turns over the past 24 hours, and the teams kept trying to piece together the blockbuster.

Update 4:15 p.m. Rosenthal is now reporting the deal is dead again:

The three-way Manny Ramirez blockbuster remains dead, according to two sources with clubs involved in the negotiations.