Steve Dilbeck speculates on a trade of Adrian Gonzalez from the Red Sox to the Dodgers.
So it would be Loney, De La Rosa, Webster and Sands to the Red Sox, and Gonzalez, Crawford, Beckett to the Dodgers. Maybe some other minor players are involved, maybe the Red Sox do eat some contract.
It would be a wildly outrageous blockbuster of a deal. So many players, so many moving parts. Almost impossible, which is not to say impossible.
And, of course, Crawford is scheduled to have Tommy John surgery Thursday, so he would basically be lost all of next season, while earning $21.9 million. That is definitely outrageous.
That last fact is incorrect. Down time for non-pitchers getting Tommy John surgery is six to nine months, not a year. By getting the surgery now, Crawford may be playing by spring training. If things go well, he should be able to play most of 2013.
The problem is the waiver wire. We’ll see if Arizona tries to claim any of the players in an effort to block a potential deal.
Hm, to block a trade the D-Backs would have to put in a claim on one of the Boston players. The only plausible one would be Adrian, since the Red Sox would quite likely let Arizona pick up Beckett’s salary or Crawford’s if they actually claimed one of those guys.
I thought “maybe the Red Sox do eat some contract” was funny. Of course they would have to eat some contract! They’re dumping players with a combined $270 M in contracts, two of whom are *obviously* going to underperform like crazy. (As above, I expect A-Gon could still produce enough to be worth the money.) I understand that the Magic group is looking to spend, but they aren’t insane.
A-gon, Crawford and Beckett would all clear waiverS
In order to get something in value, the Red Sox would have to eat 1/2 of whats left, which is about 125 million so this would have to be approved by BS.
The players on the Dodgers end could be PTBNL so would not have to clear waiver. The Red Sox have no need of them in 2012.
I doubt the Dodgers are that insane, or that Bud would approve the trade.
Also, Beckett is a 10-5 guy.
I could see A-gon being moved at like 75% and getting little in return to free up money to spend on pitching next year. They could sign Youk as a FA if Bobby V is gone to play 1B.
Crawford, Beckett and Lackey are probably going nowhere since their value is too low. Red Sox would have to eat at least 75% of what’s left on their contracts in the offseason when teams are not as desperate.
Lots of players get put on waivers, just in case, If Arizona does claim him, Boston would most likely pull him back.
Beckett might be glad to get out of Boston at this point. Fresh start.
Joy–the Dodgers could give the lump of clubhouse cancer the locker next to the steaming pile of Blanton. Which of the Dodgers’ actually performing starters would be losing starts to Beckett?