Dodgers win waiver claim on Adrian Gonzalez, working on trade with Red Sox

A potential trade sending Adrian Gonzalez to the Dodgers reportedly moves one step closer to completion, but there's still a long way to go.

By Jack Moore

Aug 24, 2012 at 1:57 pm ET • 2 min read

UPDATE (10:50 PM ET): The rumored nine-player deal is close. Read details and analysis from Jon Heyman (link) and Scott Miller (link) on CBSSports.com.

UPDATE (7:05 PM ET): Adrian Gonzalez has been scratched from tonight's game as well, indicating that a deal may be close or has been completed.

UPDATE (6:58 PM ET): James Loney has been scratched from today's lineup, according to CBSSports.com's Scott Miller. This could be an indication that the teams have agreed upon a trade. No word yet on whether Adrian Gonzalez has been scratched as well.

UPDATE (6:45 PM ET): Sources have confirmed the involvement of Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett, Nick Punto and James Loney in the trade discussions to CBSSports.com's Scott Miller, who also reports that the Dodgers aren't on Gonzalez's no-trade list and that Gonzalez would likely welcome a return to Southern California.

UPDATE (6:20 PM ET): CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman has learned that James Loney has been part of the trade discussions between the Dodgers and Red Sox, while Andre Ethier may have come up as well. Heyman confirmed that the Dodgers would receive cash in addition to Gonzalez, Crawford, Beckett and Punto.

UPDATE (6:15 PM ET): CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman has learned that Dodgers prospects that are being discussed in the trade include pitchers Allen Webster, Zach Lee and Rubby de la Rosa as well as Jerry Sands.

UPDATE (5:55 PM ET): FOXSports.com's Jon Morosi Tweets that a deal is close and that the Red Sox would be sending cash to the Dodgers in the deal.

UPDATE (5:25 PM ET): ESPNBoston.com's Gordon Edes Tweets that the two teams are working on a trade that involves sending Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett and Nick Punto to Los Angeles. The Dodgers claimed Beckett off waivers Friday.

UPDATE (4:45 PM ET): CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman has learned that the Red Sox and Dodgers are working on an Adrian Gonzalez trade. The teams have 48 hours from when Gonzalez was awarded to the Dodgers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been awarded the waiver claim on Boston Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, Bill Shaikin of The Los Angeles Times reported Friday. The report has been confirmed by CBSSports.com insider Jon Heyman.

The Dodgers' claim of Gonzalez would be the first step in a potential trade sending the star first baseman to Los Angeles. The Times mentioned a potential deal that would also involve Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford heading to Los Angeles for multiple top prospects.

Even with the first step completed, the deal is far from complete. The Dodgers would be taking on $253 million in salary, an absurd sum even considering the clear willingness of new ownership to spend, all while giving up loads of future value. The Red Sox have the rights, if a trade is not completed within the next 48-72 hours, to either pull Gonzalez back or allow him (and his contract) to go to the Dodgers.

But hey, it would be fun, right?

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