Sox Still Talking To San Diego (2 UPDATES)

"The Globe's Tony Massarotti just checked in to report that according to well-placed baseball source, the Red Sox and Padres are continuing discussions this morning about Adrian Gonzalez. It is unclear which Red Sox prospects the Padres are pursuing, but considering that San Diego lacks depth in its farm system, there is the possibility that the Red Sox could supply San Diego a collection of players while hanging on to some of their elite prospects (Boston.com)."

I trust Mazz more then any other writer in Boston. This is a really good sign that the Sox have a shot here. San Diego has to rebuild their farm system and the Sox have one of the best in baseball, so maybe a deal could be pulled off without having to empty the entire farm system. I think by the end of the day the Sox will have either Gonzalez or V-Mart.

It should also be noted that the Jays GM has come out and said there are no deals on the table and he expect Halladay to be with the team the rest of the year.


***UPDATE***


"According to ESPN.com's Rumor Central (Insider only), Jayson Stark reports that the Red Sox have "pokers in the fire" on Halladay, Gonzalez, and Martinez as of this morning. He also speculates that the Red Sox would need a third team in the deal to acquire Gonzalez, if only because the recently acquired Adam LaRoche would probably need to be dealt elsewhere . . . SI.com's Jon Heyman notes that the Sox are poised to make a splash at the deadline, and a rival executive tells him believes Gonzalez is the primary target."

It sounds like the only thing holding up the Gonzalez deal is finding a 3rd team to take LaRoche...



*** UPDATE 2***

"Heyman's SI.com blog updates his tweet regarding Gonzalez and the Sox. He notes that the sides are discussing a "big package" that includes Buchholz, Masterson and Lowrie in exchange for Gonzalez. However, Heyman writes, the sides are still pretty far apart, and Boston is still in the mix for Cleveland's Victor Martinez. He also notes that the Padres are pressing for prospects Lars Anderson and Ryan Westmoreland, but that the Sox may have deemed Westmoreland and pitcher/shortstop Casey Kelly untouchable (Boston.com)."

It doesn't sound like they are going to be able to pull this off in time. You have to wonder if this will make the Sox turn around and really go hard after V-Mart who should be going for a much lower value then Gonzalez.