how many different ways are there to spell AWESOME!!!!!

Again; Holy sh.t

If this falls through it’s gonna break my heart. 

I’ll spring for the chicken & beer for everyone if this trade happens!

Yessssss!!!

I would just like to thank god!!!

This is where Ben and Larry settle all family (Theo) business.

Mega props to the Sox if they can pull this off.

The Sox future looks VEEEERY bright all of a sudden.

Why is this so good??? What am I missing? We get a bunch of scrubs for players everyone was so excited to get.

I hope the Sox don’t fall into the same trap by signing Jacoby to a mega-deal! Jacoby is a Scott Boras client and will demand max dollars for past performance.

In what way?  To be fair, I kinda like this trade, but…

All this accomplishes is freeing up money.  The two pitching prospects are intriguing, but chances are De La Rosa flames out and Webster is a serviceable 4th/5th starter.  The Red Sox basically just got salary relief, and no matter how you feel about Beckett and Crawford, Gonzalez is a real talent.  They downgraded in talent without any MLB ready talent to take their spot next year.  I hope this is the start of a full rebuild, but all this does is give ownership some money.  If they decide to pursue a bunch of FA’s or sign stop gap guys and pretend to be contenders in 2013 this is a huge fail of a trade on every level.

What are the Dodgers smokin?

They want Gonzo.

love to dump beckett, don’t mind losing crawford, but i hate to see gonzalez go. have a feeling that all three will destroy it with the dodgers and we are left with nothing. those prospects, like loney, are garbage

im a sox fan..please take them!!

To late. This should have been done during the 2011 off season. Go PATRIOTS !!

sell the team off like they did to the marlins

 It is all about the money. Forget the spin about now we can rebuild and go back to player development, which is code for we will suck of many years. Any team that hires Valentine to manage has their head up their collective butts. They will not develop any  players.  Who do they have now in the pipeline? See any pitchers. Oh yeah, we have Kalish and his multiple injuries. Lavarnway has gone backwards, and they will not bring up Jose. Henry and company are about the money and are com artist. Larry is their bag and hit man. Valentine is their court jester.

Just get this done, I’ll be so happy to see Beckett gone, pluse A-Gon won’t have to answer all the dumb gossip questions the Boston Media Hounds him with. He’ll be happier in his home state, these Red Sox fans can really turn on you. Hopefully Carl will also be happy, I wish him the best, Punt is nearing the end of a career, he is a solid citizen who is very versatile.

RSN is Jekyll & Hyde, one minute for you, one minute against you!

No, his performance has fallen badly, no matter how much Boras trys to extort he won’t be successful unless Jacoby gets good once again. and this looks unlikely.

Think the owners decided A-Gon can’t hit AL pitching, at least not to the tune they were paying him.   He has Youk stats at Teixiera salary.   

All these soon to be gone red sox players need a change, and the Dodgers will pay but they will do well in this trade. It would be nice if the Sox could get Andre Either.

All these soon to be gone red sox players need a change, and the Dodgers will pay but they will do well in this trade. It would be nice if the Sox could get Andre Either.

This trade is pathetic unless we get Clayton Kershaw

Billy Bean next BOSOX GM!

jacoby was on peds last year doubt he’ll put up numbers like that on any year thats not a contract year

even with the rest of the garbage leaving town i hate to lose gonzo and get virtually nothing

It’s not as much about trading for talent as it is just dumping bad
contracts.  If Boston got absolutely nothing in return, they’re still gonna be better off…

im sorry but if this deal gets done i think the cubs have a better shot of making the playoffs then the sox in the near future…..dumping payroll by getting rid of gonzo or crawford is not the answer!! if lackey worked out and or if they signed a front line starter in the off season none of this would b an issue! hence the 09 yankees they kept the team and signed cc and aj and won! if anyone remembers mlb and espn both said at the start of the season the same thing…… the sox DO NOT have any starting pitching!! As we all know you cant slug your way to a title just ask texas fans! just sayin….

People seem to forget this alleged trade hinges on 1. Beckett agreeing to waive his 10/5 rights and 2. Each of the players mentioned clearing waivers. The trade deadline has passed so players have to clear waivers before being traded. You think any National League team fighting for a playoff birth won’t pick up at least one of these players on waivers to stop the Dodgers from getting them?

Don’t let the door hit you on your way out of town. Good riddance.

To address Martin’s previous post…Gonzalez AND Beckett were claimed by LA. Perhaps a strategic move by the Red Sox, most likely LL Cool Lucchino’s idea, since you can only post two waiver guys per day.
Good thinking on the Red Sox part to throw CC into the deal since he has and will underperform to his contract…that signing was a head scratched as much as the Lackey signing…good luck to LA taking CC contract…that’s why no other waiver claims…Tommy John surgery etc. And Punto already passed waivers as has CC…anyway, I love this move!!!,If only Lackey was included as well!!!

What other NL team would risk having to take on any of the following saleries, if they claimed the player:
1. AGon $20+ million per year
2. CCrawford $20 million per year
3. Beckett 14.5 million per year
3. The Shredder 1.5 million year…

If you claim Punto, Sox will just let him go to claiming team. Then they will save 1.5 million and replace Punto with money to LA…

It’s clearly about AG, JB, an CC…

Hey Iliamass, Not sure why you think Ellsbury was on PEDS last year…oh, btw moron, last year was NOT a contract year for him. And he’s never had a contract year…so what is your point???

Hmmm…Beckett will waive his 10/5 rights. He said publicly that if someone or a team doesn’t want him around, he doesn’t want to be here. Plus the beer and chicken is better in the Dodged clubhouse!

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that since AGon’s contract when into effect he has just become a good 1st baseman and not the “Great” 1st baseman he was last year. I think the he is another player who can’t handle the pressure of the big contract in Boston. The sad thing is it looks like the player we had is probably going to be a very good 1st baseman. Rizzo just needed a little more time to develop. Now he’s in Chicago with Theo making rookie wages and under team control for the next 6 years. 

This trade makes can be transformational for the Red Sox as long as they address their chain of command issues throughout their organization. This includes getting rid of BobbyV and his guys.

josh hamilton next

Beckett is the small piece in this deal. If Beckett says no (he won’t) they’ll tinker with the deal and still get it done.  

Love some of you”fans” who already know what they are getting back is bad. 2 guys that throw 97 with few walks and are 22 and 23. HMMMM sounds like pitching to me. Lets say they have 4 era that is better than Beckett, Cook ETC. Ben was bold lets give the guy credit. I dont think he is done. wait till the offseason. Here is hoping we can “trade” for john farrell.

Yeaaa baby..let’s unload.

Yeah, because these guys are worth a 24 year old stud coming off a Cy Young with team control for 3 more years at minimal salary. Hmmmm 21-5 248Ks 2.27 ERA and 0.99 WHIP last year and this year on pace for 14-9, 228Ks 2.86 ERA and 0.99 WHIP. Yeah keep dreaming. 

While I don’t like seeing A-Gon going, the reality is that in order to unload Crawford and Beckett you have to give him up or another value (leaves Pedroia or Middlebrooks). 

Keep in mind that since the ASB, A-Gon has led all of MLB in RBIs, and while everyone wants the “Powah”, take a look at guys above him with 86 RBIs. Adam Dunn has powah, 38 HRs and 87 RBIs with his .205 BA. There are only 5 guys in all of MLB with more RBIs than A-Gone, one of them is Prince Fielder (9 years, $214M makes 7 years, $156 look small). 

Fielder –  66 Runs, 22 HRs, 89 RBIs, .304 BA, .508 SLG, .403 OBP (sick)
A-Gone – 63 Runs, 15 HRs, 86 RBIs, .301 BA, .469 SLG, .343 OBP

Side note, Fielder has the Miguel Cabrera (MVP Candidate 83-32-106 .324) next to him in the line-up, what does A-Gone have? While you’re not going to like this, look for Ellsbury to be moved either now (cleared waivers) or in the off-season with Lackey. That will be tougher because Ellsbury can walk after next year, but there may be a team willing to take that risk. At a minimum, maybe he can bring back a more ready prospect that Webster or De La Rossa. I really wish the Sox could have found a way to pry SS Dee Gordon from the Dodgers. Prior to getting hurt in July, he led MLB in SBs but was having issues with hitting above .220, while in the minors he hit above .320 at each level. What concerns me is getting enough pieces back that can be packaged for value elsewhere. I look at what Oakland got back for Gio Gonzalez (who is Cy Young candidate for Nationals) and Trevor Cahill and they were able to truly start rebuilding – it also helped with PED Colon and moving a oft-injuried RP for a 4th OF that would lead his former team in HRs. 

Next for the blockbuster…Lackey for John Farrell

On paper its a downgrade. But there is a huge difference between players who are talented and players who have the ability to come through when needed. Gonzo had a great season last year. But that had a slow start and this year had an even slower start. He’s not the clutch guy you would hope for. Beckett had been a train wreck this year, and hasnt had much success over the past few years but theyve pushed through hoping he could regain his 07 form. But who knows if that will ever happen. Especially in a town that has demonized him in the media and made it very hard on him. Crawford is an unknown due to injury. Its a shame but its just kindof the way the cards were dealt. And Punto is hit or miss. He did great things for the Cards but doesnt seem to have it in Boston.

Overall is a downgrade in talent on paper. Just like the team was toted the great team ever (on paper). You can say theyre talented all you wanted, but unless the produce, their past numbers dont show for much after awhile. The guys who are consistently good are the ones I consider truly talented.

So a more flexible payroll, a bunch of younger players coming in, the prospect of a real change in the atmosphere of the clubhouse. Overall it just seems like a good thing for both sides. The Sox rebuild and restructure while the Dodgers get some players who could push them into the playoff and contribute in a different setting.

 There’s talk this morning that Beckett may want an extension to approve the trade. If that’s the case, and the deal falls through, the Sox should belt him into a seat in the bullpen and forget about him. 

WTF freeing up money is a plus. getting rid of Beckett is good, crawford leaving won’t make me loose sleep. but gonzo is great and money is an underachieving scrubino.
scratching my quickly balding head

This shows just how little this team thinks things through it sure would be nice to have youk to play first right now

This shows just how little this team thinks things through it sure would be nice to have youk to play first right now

 This is a VERY GOOD TRADE.  Beckett HAD to go and had zero value.  Losing Gonzo is the cost of moving Beckett.   Scouts compare Webster to Derek Lowe who was much better than a 4th/5th starter in his day. 

 You could not be more wrong.  This is a FANTASTIC trade.  What exactly did you expect back for dumping Beckett and Crawford? 

 Gonzo is a very good baseball player but clearly one of those players who simply doesn’t care about winning.  He’s in it for the $$….period.    And he simply was the price to pay to move Beckett and Crawford.   In my opinion, a completely necessary and very good deal for the Sox.

 No, nobody else will claim them cuz then they could get stuck with the player AND THE $$, that’s the key. 

 No, nobody else will claim them cuz then they could get stuck with the player AND THE $$, that’s the key. 

That’s been brought up but not so sure about that one.  He’s gonna want Gonzo $$ and as an addict he could fall off the wagon at any time.  Love the player but not sure that’s the direction they’re gonna go.   Apparently he really likes it in Texas too. 

Lmaoooo.. wait so red sux nation is happy about this trade? Bwahahahahahahahaaaaaa… you will now suck for 5 years straight at least… while the empire cruises along in first place! Oh an Eli owns Tom Brady!!! Hahahahahaaaaaa…