"Newsday's David Lennon says a deal between the Red Sox and Mets has gained some traction. While a trade is still a long shot, Mets GM Sandy Alderson is not averse to eating salary to move him. Lennon also speculates on a Daisuke Matsuzaka-Beltran swap, as the two are owed nearly the same amount of money ($20MM vs. $18.5MM, respectively). Matsuzaka would need to waive his no-trade clause to facilitate such a deal (MLBTradeRumors)."
There are only 2 ways I can see this happening. The first is that the Mets eat at least half of his salary. The other way is the Sox sending Dice-K to the Mets for Beltran, and then the Sox turn around and sign Cliff Lee. I can't see the Sox trading Dice-K without getting another starting pitcher (and a good one at that) with the problems they had with their starting rotation last year. Both these scenarios seem a little far fetched, but something to keep an eye on especially since there is a mystery team that is rumored to have offered Cliff Lee a 7 year deal (and it wasn't the Yankees).
***UPDATE***
There were rumors that the Red Sox could be interested in Beltran, but Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com cites a Mets source who says: "It's all the same. There's nothing (espn)."
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