Yeah yeah...

I know its been a while. But here's something tasty and delicious.

Okay. Here's my take:

Perfect. We, as the Padres, have to get at least two top tier prospects out of this and a few more to round out the haul. We get to sell high on Gonzo, we get to make our farm system, which is actually decent, into something that could be great. We get at least one player who we can plug in to our team for the next four or five years at a great cost. We hopefully get a few replacement level production years from the other prospects. We get to save on Gonzo's salary. The key here, however, is we have to get a pretty damn good player for the next five years or so. And probably two players. And, because those guys won't be able to equal Adrian, a few bench players. So that sounds fair to me.

Boston gets a player with the #21 OPS. In the MLB. While playing in the most extreme of pitcher's parks. And his BABIP is .243 (career .305). And he's got an affordable contract. And they saved players like Clay Bucholz for deals like this--a reliable middle of the order hitter in his prime. Not Johan after he used his bestest years in Minnesota. Not Halladay. Not inflated Holliday. This is a deal that Boston should throw its resources at because they get a great player. And....they could probably trade for Heath Bell as well. Which would allow them bullpen/pitching flexibility to trade Bucholz.

So everyone wins with a trade for Gonzalez. The only thing I have to add? Boston has to take this guy.