Potential Blockbuster trade....Sox-Dodgers??

Only if you begin from the assumption that Red Sox management / ownership is incapable of dealing with anything but self-motivated saints on their roster. I think Mattingly and his staff are falling all over themselves with laughter at the idea of picking up Gonzalez and Beckett for this year and adding Crawford next year. The Dodgers improved quite a bit with this deal.

They aren't paying these guys out of your pocket, so stop crowing about bad contracts. The same people that GAVE THEM those bad contracts are still running things in Boston, so there is no reason to think they would suddenly learn how to spend money wisely now.

The Sox did what they had to do but any team that gets Adrian Gonzalez is automatically better. Those bad contracts were given to outstanding players (Crawford and Gonzalez). In Crawford's case it didn't work out but how many would say picking up Carl Crawford was a bad deal at the time it was made?
This Sox team had a lot of talent on paper and even with unprecedented injuries it was Beckett and Lester who were primarily responsible for this bad season. They got bombed early and often putting too many innings on the bullpen. The replacement players played well and the bullpen was outstanding for most of the year but right now the bullpen looks shot.

Both teams did fine. Sox got rid of big dollars and a problem and rec'd in return some real nice prospects with one seemingly a stud to be. Loney's a nice player but they will again need to replace some real big numbers offensively. Dodgers pick up a hitter who is hot and pitcher who's good enough to win in the NL now.......maybe a change of scenery will help the idiot.........

It hurt to lose AGon but that was cost to get rid of other awful contracts---especially Crawford. And to get some prospects back is a plus--Loney is a filler and no answer. They dropped huge bucks but on paper, LA just got alot better--I'll bet Beckett is good in NL and with those big ballparks in that division. At this moment, the Sox got worse but big picture-wise, if they make right moves and spend money right in future, they can get better. It is TBD. I hope they can turn the pieces they got into a trade for Felix Hernandez---now THAT would be great.

Only rody could portray this as a bad deal for the Sox. They were in 4th place with these guys and salaries, can't be much worse without them but now more able or likely to make new moves and even if it's the same dumb money/decision makers they aren't going to be wrong every time. If the Dodgers are laughing its a nervous laughter as they just pushed all of their chips into the middle of the table and at least two of their new 'cards' are jokers.

Only in the fevered minds of Red Sox fans is "can't get any worse" the same as "better".

Gonzalez is one of the best hitters in baseball. Losing him will hurt. Period. Crawford is a helluva player. Unfortunate that he was bad in 2011 then hurt for another year.

Again, the assumption here is that the same people that signed these bad contracts have now seen the light and in the future will not sign contracts like they did with DiceK, Lackey, Crawford, Gonzalez, Drew, and Beckett's extension.

Reduced payroll is only a POTENTIAL gain. And when offset by actual losses, I guess you guys have to have something to feel good about.

BTW, thanks for reminding me to change my avatar.

Oh and lets not ignore the incredible FUNG WAH here. This should end ANY future discussion about which team and which fan base throws their players under the bus more often and faster.

Case dismissed.

I knew when you couldn't read a simple stat sheet correctly you weren't the sharpest tool in the shed, but jeez are you even able to walk and chew gum at the same time?

Whatever you say, there, .

Who are you again and why should I care ?

No complaints about Gonzalez's performance; he is leading the majors with RBIs RISP. None of these guys are worth what they are getting but at least Gonzalez performed without a lot of lineup protection. Beckett helped pitch them to a championship and Crawford seemed like a good overpriced signing at the time. The people who built this bad team also put together teams that won 2 World Championships so as a long suffering Sox fan I appreciate what they did. It seems that they are developing a Tampa Bay type strategy but we'll see.
The players friendship with Francona and the hiring of nut to replace him created a lot of the turmoil and it didn't help that Lester and Beckett the bed.

Scott Boros is his agent?? I forgot that he was an agent of his. I hope the Red Sox - if they trade Jacoby - would get back a stolen base threat, along with some draft choices and maybe a pitcher. I would love to see how Matt would do at Fenway this year. (Bring Matt up in September, since it is a lost year this season.)

The person who gave them the money is running the Cubs!

You are as much as anyone saying that they got rid of bad contracts and made mistakes. So at best you should park your Fung Wah in the same lot and avoid the highways as your mirrors don't enable you to see your path of destruction