“Over? Did you say “over”? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no! “
Evidently, the Gonzalez-to-Boston see-saw has swung back in Boston’s favor. They are apparently willing to do the deal without an extension at this time:
The Red Sox have acquired Adrian Gonzalez and a press conference is scheduled for tomorrow, tweets SI’s Jon Heyman. Boston seems satisfied that the parameters are in place for a new contract though no extension will be announced at this time, Heyman tweets.
This makes sense. A lot of sense, actually:
If Boston waits until after Opening Day to ink Gonzalez to a new deal, the deal will not impact the 2011 payroll, saving them money on the luxury tax. Several high-priced members of the Red Sox come off of the books after 2011, including David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Marco Scutaro, and Mike Cameron. It also seems that the Red Sox want to see how Gonzalez’s shoulder looks in spring training before committing major dollars and years to the slugger, according to Joel Sherman of the NY Post (via Twitter).
Smart move by Boston. Unfortunately.
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