Rumor has it the there is a blockbuster trade in the works that would send Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford, and Nick Punto from the Boston Red Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a handful of prospects and first baseman James Loney. While I’m not one to talk about a trade until it’s a done deal, I could resist with this one. To raise some more eye brows, Gonzalez and Loney were both scratched from their lineups.
If this trade does end up being true, what does it mean for the Red Sox? It’s not necessarily that they’ve thrown in the towel for this season, though they are 8.5 GB in the WC race, it just means that they’re looking to dump some money, and go in a different direction. I don’t know the exact numbers, but I know that all of the contracts combined are in the ballpark of are $270 million.
While Boston is really shipping people off, the Dodgers are truly making a run for the West. Though the Giants did sweep LA earlier this week, it did open the doors for this trade to go down. (Giants don’t have the ability to block the trade.)
How do I feel about the possible trade? I think it’s great! Not just because I like to watch the Giants squirm, but because it’s giving some attention to west coast baseball. There isn’t really a hot shot, high payroll, high profile team on the west coast. Maybe all this hoopla will give the AL & NL west a bit more attention. Who knows?
Well, we just have to sit and wait. This might not even happen! Tell me your thoughts on this possible trade, the AL & NL west, and what you think is going on in Boston down below!
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