There is a 2 p.m. deadline for a contract extension for Adrian Gonzalez. No news on a deal yet. But keep these things in mind:
• The Sox can still go ahead with the deal without an extension. But they would have to have a strong indication that a deal can get done.
• Waiting to announce the extension until after Opening Day could help save money on the luxury tax. That's what happened with Josh Beckett last year. The luxury tax is based on the average annual value of contracts as of Opening Day.
• Or they could just make a deal now and get it over with.
As information becomes available, we'll keep you posted.
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• The Sox can still go ahead with the deal without an extension. But they would have to have a strong indication that a deal can get done.
• Waiting to announce the extension until after Opening Day could help save money on the luxury tax. That's what happened with Josh Beckett last year. The luxury tax is based on the average annual value of contracts as of Opening Day.
• Or they could just make a deal now and get it over with.
As information becomes available, we'll keep you posted.
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The Red Sox are always very quiet when negotiations are going on. So most of the time all we really hear is speculation from the outside. It's really still up in the air as to what's going to happen. IMO there would have been an announcement at 2:02 if there was no progress. This a huge deal for both the Red Sox, and Adrian Gonzalez so both sides are taking things slowly to ensure satisfaction of both parties. What I will say is this, if John Henry is going to go out and buy a damn soccer team this year he sure as hell better get a deal done with Gonzalez.....
Reports indicate that the proposed trade that would have sent Adrian Gonzalez to the Red Sox, contingent on agreeing to a contract extension today, is off.
Both sides failed to come to an agreement after Gonzalez wanted eight years and the Red Sox were only willing to go to go to six.
Both sides failed to come to an agreement after Gonzalez wanted eight years and the Red Sox were only willing to go to go to six.
