Report: Red Sox Could Complete Trade For Adrian Gonzalez Within Ten Days

The Boston Red Sox have been busy this offseason. They have added free-agent pitcher John Lackey, signing the former Angel ace to a five year deal, free-agent outfielder Mike Cameron, who signed a two year deal and was introduced Wednesday. This does not mean that Theo Epstein and company are finished yet.

It appears that the Red Sox are going to try to use their surplus of arms to attempt to work out a deal with the San Diego Padres for slugger Adrian Gonzalez. ESPN's Jorge Arangure is reporting that a source close to Gonzalez thinks he will be traded in the next ten days:

Source close to A Gonzalez believes he'll be traded to Red Sox within next 10 days.Does this mean deal will happen?No.But momentum is there

However, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports is reporting that the price will be steep for Gonzalez and a trade is probably still a long shot:

A deal is not close, and might not happen at all, sources said. Jed Hoyer, the Padres’ new general manager -- and Red Sox’s former assistant GM -- wants a high price for Gonzalez, whose contract is one of the biggest bargains in baseball.

Gonzalez would be a huge addition, especially given his contract (a ludicrously low $4.75 million for 2010 and a mere ridiculously low $5.5 million club option for 2011), and the Red Sox have targeted Gonzalez before so this trade is a definite possibility. But, as Rosenthal points out, this deal is a long way from being completed. We will have more on this potential trade if and when it develops.