Re-write everything. Then re-write everything again. The Adrian Gonzalez trade has taken its latest twist, and according to Jon Heyman, the deal is done. A press conference is expected for Monday.
Adrian Gonzalez Trade Pulled Off Between Red Sox And Padres After All
To recap, the Red Sox and Padres agreed in principle to an Adrian Gonzalez trade on Thursday night. Gonzalez was set to become a free agent after the 2011 season, and the Red Sox were given until 2pm ET Sunday afternoon to work out a contract extension. No such contract extension was reached, but there remained a possibility that the trade could still go down anyway, and, now, it has.
Unclear is whether a contract extension agreement has been reached, but if one hasn’t, then the Red Sox are presumably confident that they can get something done with Gonzalez before he becomes a free agent. They’re still trading Casey Kelly, Anthony Rizzo, Reymond Fuentes, and a fourth player to the Padres, and that would be a hefty load to give up for one year of a player.
The 28-year-old Gonzalez has been one of the better hitters in baseball over the last few seasons despite spending half his time in an extreme pitcher-friendly ballpark, and his good defense and power to all fields should make him a superstar in Boston.
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