http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/22/adrian-gonzalez-made-a-promise-to-the-red-sox/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sat, 25 May 2013 02:13:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/22/adrian-gonzalez-made-a-promise-to-the-red-sox/comment-page-1/#comment-100371 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:49:08 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=32661#comment-100371 I believe him. He seems to be an outstanding person. He has been enamored by Fenway for a while…and wants to be there. Money is not everything, and maybe he realizes that he is getting a boat-load either way.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/22/adrian-gonzalez-made-a-promise-to-the-red-sox/comment-page-1/#comment-100305 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 02:58:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=32661#comment-100305 Sabathia at least promised something specific. Gonzalez is promising in such a general sense that it means nothing. Given how negotiations go, he’ll start his number high. If Pujols signs then, that number just stays where it is. Maybe it would have dropped had Pujols not signed, but maybe not. How can you tell?

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/22/adrian-gonzalez-made-a-promise-to-the-red-sox/comment-page-1/#comment-100256 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:14:10 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=32661#comment-100256 And CC promised not to exercise his out clause. We’ll see, right?

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