Adrian Gonzalez

[Cubs Fan Dan]

from mlbtr:

 

Padres GM Jed Hoyer said in an interview on XX1090 Sports Radio that the club will listen to offers for Adrian Gonzalez though he expects to start the season with him, tweets Dan Hayes of the North County Times. The GM even said that the club has yet to make the star slugger an offer as they are far apart on compensation and he will likely go elsewhere, tweets Marty Caswell of XX1090 Sports Radio. Hoyer added that it is a near-certainty that Gonzalez will explore the open market after 2011, says Hayes (via Twitter).

 

While the Padres have yet to submit an offer to Gonzalez's agent, the two sides reportedly made plans to meet this week. However, a long-term deal seems unlikely in the wake of CEO Jeff Moorad's comments last month and Hoyer's remarks this evening.

 

Who are the most likely suitors for AG? Red Sox, Cubs, Braves, Mets are teams that come to mind.

 

My proposal:

 

One of Archer or McNutt

One of Carpenter or J Jackson

Vitters

2 low level top prospects

[Splendid Splinter]

I wouldn't trade for him. It sounds like Gonzalez will be testing the FA market after next year. I rather keep the prospects/MLB players and wait for the offseason to have a chance to sign him rather than trade for him and then lose him in the offseason (but i guess you would get picks back since he would be a type A FA so it wouldn't be a total loss). Just my opinion on it anyway. Most likely though it won't matter since hopefully Cubs will sign Adam Dunn this offseason with like a 3 yr deal for 30-40 mil...

 

That's only if Gonzalez is dead set on testing the FA market. If he's willing to sign an extension through a trade and Cubs don't sign a decent 1B this offseason, then all bets are off and go after him.

[Clem Fandango]

The White Sox, Cubs, Orioles, Nationals and Red Sox have shown interest in trading for Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, according to the Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo.

It's still unlikely that the Padres trade him over the winter, but they certainly have plenty of suitors if they decide to go in that direction. A-Gone, who will turn 29 in May, will be a free agent after the 2011 season and it's a foregone conclusion that the Pads will be unable to afford him. Gonzalez hit .298/.393/.511 with 31 homers in 2010.