Adrian Gonzalez Traded to Red Sox
Adrian Gonzalez, the slugging 28-year-old first basemen of the Padres who has hit about 30 homers each of the very last 4 years, has been traded to the Red Sox for a bunch of prospects, ESPN’s Buster Olney reports. It’s a typical baseball deal – small market place group offers up a statistical beast (Gonzalez) to a big-market group, and gets “highly-touted” prospects in return.
The deal really should propel the Red Sox back again into the postseason right after a 1-year absence. (And force the Yankees to seriously consider OF Carl Crawford in addition to Cliff Lee.) The Padres will hope the prospects can contribute in 2011, but 2012 is far more likely. If you’re a Padres fan, get pleasure from these youthful youngsters for awhile – until, needless to say, one of them blows up, and will get traded in a couple of years.
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