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The Boston Red Sox have agreed to a deal in principle to acquire slugging first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney on Saturday morning.

The Red Sox have received permission from Major League Baseball to negotiate with Gonzalez on a new contract, the sources said, and Gonzalez's physical examination, one of the last hurdles to the deal, could happen Saturday, as Gonzalez was in Boston after being flown in by the team.

The Padres would not receive any established major league players in the trade, but it's likely the Red Sox would include their top pitching prospect, Casey Kelly, sources have said. Red Sox prospects Anthony Rizzo and Ryan Kalish also have been brought up as possible pieces, sources said.

Sources told Olney it's very possible the Gonzalez deal would mean the end of Adrian Beltre's time with the Red Sox, because although Kevin Youkilis could move to left field, Boston's preference probably would be to shift Youkilis to third base.



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It's pretty much a done deal from what I've saw.

http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/new...id=5882356

That will give them the best SS in the AL East

By the way SK - I love that tractor!

Stardust Wrote:That will give them the best SS in the AL East

By the way SK - I love that tractor!

Thank You Sir

This Trade Has Fell Through


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Stardust Wrote:That will give them the best SS in the AL East

By the way SK - I love that tractor!

Theres a tractor in that pic??

TidesHoss32 Wrote:Theres a tractor in that pic??

LOL. I said the same thing when i seen it!

The Boston Red Sox have scheduled a news conference for Monday to announce they have completed a deal with the San Diego Padres for All-Star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, a baseball source said. But it will happen without a long-term deal for Gonzalez, after talks broke off Sunday with no agreement in place.

The source said that the two sides have left open the possibility of continued discussions toward a long-term deal for Gonzalez after the trade is in place. That extra time will give Boston a greater opportunity to assess Gonzalez's health in the aftermath of his recent shoulder surgery.

A source said that while Gonzalez is seeking a contract in the range of Mark Teixeira's eight-year, $180-million deal with the New York Yankees, the Red Sox have been holding the line at six years and $120 million.



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Hopefully the Sox can get it going again and reach the World Series!

GO REDSOX!!!!!

Good Move by Boston, as they always try to out do New York in the offseason.