Adrian!
No, that's not a Rocky quote, but rather a shout out to the Red Sox new 1b Adrian Gonzalez (maybe). According to multiple sources, the Red Sox and Padres have agreed to a trade and only Gonzalez's physical (off-season shoulder surgery) and a contract extension stand in the way.
Buster Olney says that MLB has opened a window for negotiating the new deal which will likely be in the Mark Teixeira range.
Further proof the Red Sox read my stuff, getting Gonzalez will give the Red Sox a legit bopper in the middle of the line-up, but also introduce some energy to this organization. Oh yeah, Gonzalez is a multiple gold-glove 1b as well.
Of course nothing is final yet and the Red Sox are going to be giving up a bevy of talent. The Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo is suggesting it could be Anthony Rizzo and Casey Kelly as the primary bait. According to Soxprospects.com, Kelly and Rizzo are the #1 and #3 top prospects respectively in the organization.
You have to give to get.
Comments
if they get him with Kelly and Rizzo as the cornerstone of the deal I say good deal. Prospects are always a question whether they will realize their potential.
Even if they do:
1) you just sent them as far away as possible that you never will feel the pain (SD)
2) they will be free-agents after somebody else has groomed them and delivered them to the major leagues
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December 4, 2010 02:03 PM
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There is always the risk they turn out to be Hanley Ramirez or something similar (I was way off on my assessment of Hanley by the way...I thought he was overrated).
In fact, it is best that they turn out good b/c it means you drafted well.
I like this deal.
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December 4, 2010 02:18 PM
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