Rumors are flying that the San Diego Padres will trade first-baseman and former Red Sox property Anthony Rizzo to the Tampa Rays. The complex deal would then ship Rizzo to the Cubs (Theo and Jed still covet him) for catcher Geovany Soto.
This actually makes sense all around, except some other Rays 'insiders' are adamant that Tampa would keep Rizzo (pictured chatting with fans at Fenway) as their first baseman. In any event, it appears that the prospect we dealt for Adrian Gonzalez will be making a big impact somewhere in 2012.