My bad. Adrian Gonzalez trade off the table...for now.

Yesterday it seemed as though a deal sending Adrian Gonzalez to the Red Sox for a package of prospects centered around Casey Kelly was as all but guaranteed. According to Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports, the odds are now that Adrian Gonzalez will not be heading to Boston. The trade apparently hinged on the Red Sox' ability to sign Gonzalez to a long term contract in the narrow negotiating window granted by MLB. This doesn't mean that a deal is dead, but it does give hope to us Jays fans who didn't want to see one of the best first basemen in the league in a Red Sox uniform.

In all fairness though, it's difficult to imagine AGon not going to the Red Sox eventually. Boston must have known the type of money and years Gonzalez was looking for before agreeing to the conditional trade, and I find it hard to believe that something can't be worked out once he's part of the team. In fact, they may be better served waiting to see exactly how AGon's shoulder heals up before committing the GDP of Bangladesh to him.

More on this, the Jayson Werth signing and the potential Grienke trade later...