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Red Sox-Dodgers Trade Official, According To Reports

The massive trade that's been in the works between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox that will send veterans Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford out west is official, according to multiple reports. Nick Punto will join the afore-mentioned triumvirate in Dodger Blue, and the Red Sox will receive James Loney, Rubby De La Rosa, Allen Webster, Ivan DeJesus and Jerry Sands. The trade is so official, in fact, that travel arrangements have been made.

#dodgers have sent a plane. a-gon, beckett & punto are now in the air to LA. #trade

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) August 25, 2012

The trade is an obvious salary dump move by the Sox, who tried desperately to get rid of Beckett at the non-waiver trade deadline. They're 13-and-a-half games behind the New York Yankees in the division race, and have started to build up their farm system for the future.

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Red Sox, Dodgers Trade Finalized, According To MLB Source

Dan Roche is reporting that the blockbuster deal between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox is complete.

Trade complete...MLB source tells me. #RedSox send Gonzalez, Beckett, Crawford, Punto to #Dodgers for James Loney and 4 prospects. #wbz

— Dan Roche (@RochieWBZ) August 25, 2012

To corroborate it, Mike Silverman of The Boston Herald is also reporting that the preliminary details of the final deal include sending Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford, Nick Punto and $12 million to the Dodgers for four prospects, as well as first-baseman James Loney, freeing up $275 million dollars of the Red Sox salary.

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Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford Waive No Trade Clauses

Both Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford have reportedly agreed to waive their no-trade clauses, and will accept a deal to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

According to FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal, the deal between the Red Sox and Dodgers is "pretty much done," and that both the Red Sox and Dodgers have signed off on the medicals.

The Red Sox are expected to receive James Loney, Allen Webster, Rubby De La Rosa, Ivan DeJesus and Jerry Sands in return for Beckett, Crawford, Adrian Gonzalez and Nick Punto.

Beckett is listed as Boston's starting pitcher Saturday night at Fenway, but it seems unlikely that he'll step foot on the mound to make start.

With the deal all but done, the Red Sox -- and Red Sox fans -- can turn the page on a disastrous September 2011 and subsequent 2012 season, and look toward the future.

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Red Sox, Dodgers Trade Likely Won't Be Completed Friday Evening

The proposed blockbuster trade between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers, in which Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto would go to L.A. for James Loney and prospects, likely will not be completed on Friday night (when it was first reported), according to sources of WEEI.com's Rob Bradford.

According to a major league source, while the Red Sox and Dodgers remain in advanced talks about a blockbuster to send first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, right-hander Josh Beckett, outfielder Carl Crawford and utility infielder Nick Punto to Los Angeles, no deal between the two teams will be finalized tonight. According to multiple sources, the two teams were in the process of reviewing medical information of those involved in a potential deal. (via WEEI).

In addition to Loney, the trade would give the Red Sox Allen Webster, Rubby De La Rosa, Ivan DeJesus and Jerry Sands. ESPN Boston's Gordon Edes first reported the deal.

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Josh Beckett Must Waive No-Trade Clause To Complete Red Sox, Dodgers Trade

Josh Beckett may be holding up the blockbuster trade between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. Beckett, according to Nick Cafardo, still needs to waive his 10-5 rights -- he has been in the league for 10 years and spent five seaons with one team (the Red Sox), meaning he has a no-trade clause that includes waiver trades -- and the team reportedly hasn't heard from him yet. Cafardo writes that Beckett is expected to waive the clause, however.

News broke late Friday afternoon that the Dodgers had been awarded the waiver claim for Adrian Gonzalez, followed by news that they had also been awarded Beckett. Since then, reports have swirled that the Red Sox and Dodgers are close to completing a major trade that would send Gonzalez, Beckett, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto to Los Angeles in exchange for prospects and a few everyday players. As of 8:15 p.m. ET, the trade had not been completed.

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Red Sox Could Receive Five Players In Blockbuster Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett Trade With Dodgers

The Boston Red Sox would receive James Loney, Jerry Sands, Ivan De Jesus, a top prospect, and a player to be named later from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett, and Nick Punto, according to Gordon Edes of ESPNBoston.com.

The player to be named later is likely Rubby De La Rosa, who has pitched in just one game this season.

Loney is a first baseman batting .254 with four homers on the season. Sands has hit .244 in 221 career at-bats with the Dodgers. De Jesus, a second baseman, has 65 career major-league at-bats and has hit .231.

After Adrian Gonzalez was scratched from the lineup today, it appears this trade will be happening soon.

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Adrian Gonzalez, Nick Punto Summoned Back To Clubhouse Friday

Adrian Gonzalez and Nick Punto have been scratched from the Boston Red Sox lineup for tonight's game against the Kansas City Royals according to Boston Globe beat writer Pete Abraham. Gonzalez and Punto have both been part of rumors involving a blockbuster trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers.