MarketTuner.com- Update - Sources: Red Sox have deal for...

Ken Rosenthal as good as Jon Paul Morosi

Updated Dec 4, 2010 11:18 AM ET

The Red Sox eventually have been upon a verge of appropriation Adrian Gonzalez.

After some-more than a year of contention as good as anticipation, a Sox have reached agreement upon a traffic for a Padres' initial baseman, major-league sources say.

A major-league source reliable to FOXSports.com which a Padres will embrace right-handed starter Casey Kelly, initial baseman Anthony Rizzo as good as core fielder Reymond Fuentes — all prospects who have nonetheless to entrance in a vital leagues. a apart source pronounced there will be a player to be declared later, as well.

Major League Baseball has authorized a negotiating window for a Red Sox to come to terms a stipulate prolongation with Gonzalez, according to a source.

With a extension, a Padres will embrace a improved package of prospects than if a Red Sox were usually gaining carry out of Gonzalez for a single year.

Gonzalez, 28, is set to consequence $6.3 million in a final year of his stream contract. He roughly positively is peaceful to pointer an extension, a single which competence be patterned after mark Teixeira's eight-year, $180  million understanding with a Yankees as good as have him a single of a highest-paid players in a game. the Red Sox, however, in all cite shorter deals.

The further of Gonzalez would take a Red Sox out of a using for Adrian Beltre, creation a A's as good as Angels a front-runners for a free-agent third baseman. Kevin Youkilis would pierce from initial to third base.

The Sox, second in a majors in runs final season, still have been concerned in a behest for free-agent outfielders Carl Crawford as good as Jayson Werth. the signing of either, along with a further of Gonzalez, would give Boston arguably a tip offense in baseball.

While a Cubs, too, really bad longed for Gonzalez, a Red Sox hold an value in a Gonzalez talks: Padres ubiquitous physical education instructor Jed Hoyer formerly was a tip partner to Red Sox GM Theo Epstein.

The traffic of Gonzalez would be Hoyer's greatest by distant given apropos GM final off-season. He roughly positively would cite to take players with whom he is familiar.

The Padres, by trade Gonzalez, would rught away remove any movement they generated with their air blower bottom by winning 90 games final deteriorate as good as blank a playoffs by only dual games.

However, 3 of a Padres' NL West rivals – a Giants, Dodgers as good as Rockies – have been active this offseason. the Padres competence perspective their chances for subsequent deteriorate as slim, opposition management team say, augmenting their enterprise to get a most appropriate probable lapse for Gonzalez.

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