Manager's impact is tough to gauge

Rumors: <a name="&amp;lpos=story_in" href="http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/features/rumors?addata=2009_insdr_mod_mlb_xxx_xxx">Red Sox, Yankees in Lackey chase
Olney: <a name="&amp;lpos=story_in" href="http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4659238&name=olney_buster&addata=2009_insdr_mod_mlb_xxx_xxx">Underrated free agents
Law: <a name="&amp;lpos=story_in" href="http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4670463&name=law_keith&addata=2009_insdr_mod_mlb_xxx_xxx">Grading the free agent closer market
KEG: <a name="&amp;lpos=story_in" href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4481536&addata=2009_insdr_mod_mlb_xxx_xxx">Early 2010 look-aheads

Originally Published: April 25, 2008

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