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Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:14 am EDT

Red Sox going after Padres' Adrian Gonzalez?

By Mark Miller

“AdrianThe Boston Red Sox are apparently going to try and get San Diego Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez(notes) this off-season via trade, according to the Boston Globe. The team supposedly thought about grabbing Gonzalez at the trading deadline.

The 27-year-old his 40 dingers and 99 RBIs this past season and led the majors in walks, which helped him gain a .407 on-base percentage.

He's "only" supposed to make $4.75 million next year and the Padres have a $5.5 million option for 2011. But the question is whether the Red Sox have anything the Padres want to make the exchange happen.

Adding fuel to the fire on this potential deal is that Red Sox assistant GMs Jed Hoyer and Ben Cherington are both supposedly in the running to become the Padres' next general manager. So if either one of those gets brought on board in San Diego, a smoother trade path clearly opens between the two teams.

Source: Boston GlobeNew Window

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  1. str A's hooter
    1. Posted by str A's hooter Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:45 am EDT

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    Why would a general manager want to trade away the team's best hitter that cost's so little??!!! The who deal smells fishy.
  2. dagoldeneagle
    2. Posted by dagoldeneagle Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:47 am EDT

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    i smell collusion.
    if i were the padres, i would ask for clay buchholz, daniel bard, michael bowden, jacoby ellsbury, and casey kotchman
  3. Jo Bangles
    3. Posted by Jo Bangles Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:47 am EDT

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    Excuse me for not following the Red Sox, but are Youkilis or Lowell headed for free agency? I know they're saddled with Big Crappy for another year or two, so Gonzo wouldn't be going to play DH.
  4. charger fan
    4. Posted by charger fan Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:54 am EDT

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    The Peavy trade made sense because he was making a lot of money on a bad team. This trade does not make sense unless they receive incredible value in return.
  5. str A's hooter
    5. Posted by str A's hooter Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:02 am EDT

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    What confuses me, is why fire Kevin Towers, who made some good trades for young pitchers during the season, and finised up 37 and 25 since July? He did a great job with the limited budget ($40 million to work with). Getting rid of Scott Hairston for three good young pitchers to Oakland was a gem! Now hiring a GM from Boston to facilitate a trade of their best hitter to the Red Sox sounds like collusion for sure!
  6. www.Lsm.org
    6. Posted by www.Lsm.org Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:02 am EDT

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    Big loser, red sox, angel rule
  7. puffmcdragon
    7. Posted by puffmcdragon Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:03 am EDT

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    Note: Jason Bay has commented about wanting to play on the west coast. Anyone seeing Bay for Gonzo deal coming out of this? Youk can be moved to LF.
  8. Artist formerly known as Evil Empire!
    8. Posted by Artist formerly known as Evil Empire! Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:05 am EDT

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    Victor Martinez, Jason Bay, David Ortiz, Adrian Gonzalez, JD Drew...some good middle of the lineup homegrown talent...b/c the Red Sox will never act like the Yankees and obtain an all All Star lineup... :)
  9. Troy
    9. Posted by Troy Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:10 am EDT

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    Giants should try to get him, but they would probably have to give up Bumgarner and Posey at the minumum.
  10. dagoldeneagle
    10. Posted by dagoldeneagle Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:14 am EDT

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    victor martinez was a product of the indians system. jason bay is from the pirates. david ortiz is from the twins. adrian gonzalez was a rangers alum. jd drew is from the cardinals.
    one of the best things in the modern era is free agency, which mean teams are not restricted to homegrown talent. i hate homegrown talent. i want my team to go for the big names.
    i don't see anything wrong with signing big names instead of watching a bunch of can't miss prospects turning out to be scrubs.
  11. Artist formerly known as Evil Empire!
    11. Posted by Artist formerly known as Evil Empire! Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:21 am EDT

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    puffmcdragon - Bay is a free agent so he gets to choose where he wants to go and wont be traded. If something like that happened clearly it would be collusion
    I think honestly the Red Sox will get hurt long term if they give up Buchholz and a package of prospects for Adrian Gonzalez. If they are going to give up quality arms its better to get a quality arm in the process so I still think Felix or Roy will be better options
  12. Artist formerly known as Evil Empire!
    12. Posted by Artist formerly known as Evil Empire! Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:23 am EDT

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    dagoldeneagle - I think you missed my point and my joke clearly went over your head.
  13. Kaz
    13. Posted by Kaz Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:25 am EDT

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    dagoldeneagle - I think your forgetting, Youkilis, Ellsbury, Bukholtz, Papelon, Bard, Pedroia, Lowrie, Wakefield, Lester, Bowden........ all home grown............ Not allare BIG names but......... I'd most in the list I just gave are........ and would be sought after by LOTS of teams!
  14. live 4 surf
    14. Posted by live 4 surf Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:39 am EDT

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    wakefield? kaz #14 i think he was a pirate first.
  15. dagoldeneagle
    15. Posted by dagoldeneagle Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:49 am EDT

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    kaz - i dont care for homegrown talents. i was replying to artist's joke. he was being sarcastic. i love free agency and i think the emphasis on homegrown talent is retarded.
  16. Red Sox Nation
    16. Posted by Red Sox Nation Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:52 am EDT

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    Rumors have been flying about the Sox's looking to trade Papelbon so he would make nice trade bait. Wakefield did start in the Pirates organization. Lowell's hip did not get a lot better this year so I can see him being used as a reserve or trade bait as well. Kind of a throw in like he was with Beckett. Youk would move to 3rd and Gonzo would take first. There again it is all rumor so you can't put a whole lot of stock in it.
  17. mabest10
    17. Posted by mabest10 Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:54 am EDT

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    Wakefield isn't homegrown. He came over from the Pirates in 93
  18. live 4 surf
    18. Posted by live 4 surf Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:02 am EDT

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    rs nation old expensive dudes with bad hips makes for nice trade bait.. reserve seem more likely,
  19. Football Goddess: I luv Tek #33
    19. Posted by Football Goddess: I luv Tek #33 Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:02 am EDT

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    I agree, artist. There's a reason this is "a rumor". It depends what they'd have to give up for him, and they don't need him that badly..IMO, but it's worth thinking about:)
  20. Matt
    20. Posted by Matt Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:10 am EDT

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    So are the Red Sox gonna play 4 1B's during some of these games next year or what? They already kind of need to move Lowell to get Vic and Kotchman enough playing time at 1B. How is Gonzalez gonna fit in here?
    Are they gonna cut Ortiz then?
    Even if they moved Kotchman in a deal for Gonzalez (though not sure why the Padres would want Kotchman with Blanks a 1B option), they'd still be tight with Youk, Gonz, Ortiz, and Vic all needed time at 1B or DH.
    Go after a SS for crying out loud Boston. So sad that a team with the resources of the Red Sox can't find a solution there that last longer than a season.
  21. Matt
    21. Posted by Matt Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:13 am EDT

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    Lowell's no trade clause is really gonna hurt any potential trades with him though.....o and his huge price tag.
  22. The Real Deal
    22. Posted by The Real Deal Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:13 am EDT

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    dagoldeneagle post 2,
    Are you sure that's enough for Gonzalez? The Sox need to be fair. Maybe they should include Josh Beckett, Jon Lester and Dustin Pedroia to make sure.
  23. dj d
    23. Posted by dj d Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:15 am EDT

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    How is wakefield homegrown?? He came up through the Pirates organization!
  24. The Real Deal
    24. Posted by The Real Deal Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:15 am EDT

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    Matt,
    Mike Lowell has one year left on his contract and will likely play with Boston.
  25. Anthony C
    25. Posted by Anthony C Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:23 am EDT

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    well i know this much, red sox fans cant play the "buying a championship" card anymore in retaliation to yankee fans.

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