According to a major league source with direct knowledge of the negotiations, a blockbuster trade between the Red Sox and Dodgers -- while not "100 percent official," is nearly done. The deal would send Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, right-hander Josh Beckett, outfielder Carl Crawford and utility infielder Nick Punto to the Dodgers in exchange for first baseman James Loney and four prospects -- right-handers Allen Webster and Rubby De La Rosa, outfielder Jerry Sands and infielder Ivan De Jesus.
The Red Sox are expected to send some money -- said by one source to be "very close" to $10 million -- to the Dodgers to help cover the remaining $271 million (approximately) remaining on the contracts of the four players going to Los Angeles.
For details of the players in the trade (including a breakdown of the prospects coming from the Dodgers), click here [1]. For a look at the dramatic reshaping of the Red Sox payroll resulting from the deal, click here [2]. For complete Red Sox coverage, visit weei.com/redsox [3].
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[1] http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2012/08/25/red-sox-dodgers-appear-close-to-blockbuster-sending-adrian-gonzalez-josh-beckett-and-carl-crawford-to-la-for-prospects/
[2] http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2012/08/24/how-the-deal-would-change-the-red-sox-payroll/
[3] http://www.weei.com/redsox
[4] http://www.weei.com/category/boston/red-sox