The team, set to announce the signings of free-agent right-hander John Lackey and center fielder Mike Cameron, is working hard to obtain Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, according to major-league sources.The article suggests that Clay Buccholz and minor-league outfielder Ryan Westmoreland are players the Padres are looking for in return for the first baseman.
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.
This would be another nice move for the Sox, who are clearly looking to put pressure on the world champs.
