Adrian Gonzalez to Red Sox

[Redz]

Guess that's the splash we've been waiting for!

http://www.nesn.com/2010/12/report-red-sox-acquire-adrian-gonzalez.html

I can absolutely live with parting with Kalish, Kelley, and Rizzo if that's the deal.

[Fan from VT]

My main hope behind this trade is that Gonzalez was 13th in all of MLB in OPS last year.

But look at his home/away:
Overall AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
Total 591 87 176 33 0 31 101 93 2 114 0  0 .298 .393 .511 .904
Home  283 41  79 12 0 11  42 49 0  59 0  0 .279 .383 .438 .821
Away  308 46  97 21 0 20  59 44 2  55 0  0 .315 .402 .578 .980


Just shows that he's played half his games in a terrible hitters park; playing 81 in fenway plus 81 on the road, his numbers will be even better than they have been.


Of course, I'm very scared of shoulder injuries in power hitters, and we're trusting the crack medical staff behind the elsbury saga last year to ok his physical? ouch.

[Bahku]

Guess that's the splach we've been waiting for!

http://www.nesn.com/2010/12/report-red-sox-acquire-adrian-gonzalez.html

I can absolutely live with parting with Kalish, Kelley, and Rizzo if that's the deal.

Absolutely ... this is very sweet, indeed!

[kozlodoev]

Isn't this a one-season rental for Gonzalez, though? End of next season, and it's Adrian Beltre all over again.

[cdif911]

Isn't this a one-season rental for Gonzalez, though? End of next season, and it's Adrian Beltre all over again.

my understanding is they wouldn't do the trade unless an extension was in place...

also this makes my buying 5 games for 130 p/ticket feel like a lot better of a decision =)

[Fafnir]

Excellent trade for the Red Sox.

[hpantazo]

it's about time! great move. Bye bye Beltre.

[jambr380]

This is great, but it's a year or two late on his extremely team-friendly contract. I guess Beltre gave us pretty good production last year, though, and that is who he will be replacing.

Now to deal with those injuries...

[Roy H.]

Great move.  Now, sign Crawford and get a replacement catcher, and we're back in business.

[Vermont Green]

I would say that the contract extension is far from a given.  If Gonzalez asks for too much, they will simply pay Beltre and keep the prospects for a trade for Upton.  I don't think the Sox have any intention of trading prospects and over paying.  They can simply overpay Beltre and keep the prospects which now have an established market value that is high enough to get Upton.

[bruinsandceltics]

I would say that the contract extension is far from a given.  If Gonzalez asks for too much, they will simply pay Beltre and keep the prospects for a trade for Upton.  I don't think the Sox have any intention of trading prospects and over paying.  They can simply overpay Beltre and keep the prospects which now have an established market value that is high enough to get Upton.

None of this is true at all. Extension is a given. Its just about the dollar number.

[bruinsandceltics]

Great move.  Now, sign Crawford and get a replacement catcher, and we're back in business.

Prefer Werth. He will be cheaper, for less years and is a rightly who hits lefties (aka the Yankees staff of CC, Pettite, Lee).

Plus he balances our lineup and we can throw out an order of:
Ellsbury
Pedroia
Gonzalez
Youkilis
Ortiz
Werth
Drew
Salty
Lowrie

In that order goes LRLRLRLRR. Would be perfect IMO

[Donoghus]

His swing is tailor-made for Fenway Park.  He's gonna put up some spectacular numbers.

Great deal for the Red Sox.  Nice bounceback move for the boy wonder.

[Donoghus]

I would tend to prefer Werth at this point also.   That's with the hope that Ellsbury bounces back this upcoming season. 

Crawford is the better talent but I think Werth would be the better fit for this team. 

[Jon]

Yep.  Great deal.  And anyone who is worried about prospects needs to realize that signing free agents and trading for players both result in the loss of potential (picks or prospects). 

So it's a good thing that Theo went out and got the guy he really wanted rather than settling for someone else and losing picks.