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So it was a pretty quiet weekend here in Boston, eh? All sarcasm aside, the obvious storyline coming out of this weekend was the mega-deal pulled off between the Dodgers and the Red Sox that sent Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto and cash to L.A. in exchange for James Loney, Ivan De Jesus, Allen Webster, and two players to be named later who will end up being Rubby de la Rosa and Jerry Sands. Obviously, this a move that resonated not only in Boston and L.A, but throughout the baseball world. Here are a whole bunch of links breaking down the move.
- Many people viewed this trade as the Sox getting rid of some "clubhouse cancers." Pete Abraham dispels this notion. (Peter Abraham; Boston.com)
- John Tomase describes how the Red Sox are ready to blow up their new plan and start anew. (John Tomase; Boston Herald)
- Scott Candage has a positive take on this deal, detailing some of the future assets the team got in return. (Scott Candage; Fire Brand of the AL)
- With the trade in the books, Tim Britton asks the question: Where does the team go from here? (Tim Britton; Providence Journal)
- Over at the New England Sports News blog, you can find my views on the trade here, (Matt Collins; New England Sports News), and Kyle Moulding's here. (Kyle Moudling; New England Sports News)
- Here, John Leary takes an in-depth look at the ins and outs of this groundbreaking deal. (John Leary; Green Line Outfit)
- For a look at this deal from the other side's perspective, we turn to Bill Shakin, who describes the Dodgers' new ridiculous spending habits. (Bill Shakin; LA Times)
- Over at Fangraphs, Dave Cameron looked at this trade from both sides (Dave Cameron; Fangraphs), and Marc Hulet looks at the young talent coming back to Boston. (Marc Hulet; Fangraphs)
- Baseball Prospectus had their own take on the deal, detailed in this piece by RJ Anderson and Kevin Goldstein. (RJ Anderson, Kevin Goldstein; Baseball Prospectus)
- At his Hit and Run blog for Sports Illustrated, Jay Jaffe writes about the significant risk taken by the Dodgers in this deal, and the complete changeover that came in Boston. (Jay Jaffe; Sports Illustrated)
- With the Red Sox sending so much talent away in this deal, it's questionable if they'll be able to contend in 2013. (Satchel Price; Baseball Nation)