Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford are now part of the Dodgers after one of the biggest waiver-wire moves in the history of baseball. Dodgers Receive: Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett and Nick PuntoRed Sox Receive: Allen Webster, Rubby De La Rosa, Jerry Sands, Ivan DeJesus and James LoneyAs important as anything else in this whopper of a deal is the fact that the Red Sox unloaded $262.5 million of contracts. A quarter of a billion dollars. This isn't your Frank McCourt Dodgers club any longer. There are three main guys in terms of players who are worth looking at for the rest of 2013 (that number would have been four but with Crawford choosing to undergo Tommy John Surgery he's done for the year and hoping to be at 100 percent by April of 2013). ADRIAN GONZALEZ A noted power hitter in some circles, A-Gone saw his homer total go bye bye in Boston (note that I predicted this would occur prior to the start of last season though I'd venture to say that about 97 percent of people thought I was off my rocker). In 282 games as a Red Sox Gonzalez went deep 42 times. Forty-two. He hit 31 his last year in San Diego, that noted offensive yard, of all places (2010). The reason for the diminished power output? As I tried to point out, in vain, Fenway just isn't a great park for left-handed power hitters. The right center field fence is upwards of 400 feet from the plate, and though there is Pesky's Pole down the right field line, the wall juts out to 380 feet pretty quickly as we head toward straightaway right field. Lefties are best served going the opposite way and playing “catch” with the Green Monster. Here are the facts. (1) From 2009-11, according to Park Indices, Fenway the 11th best park in the AL for left-handed homers, 19 percent below the league average actually. (2) From 2009-11 Fenway was 4th in the AL in batting average for left-handed batters. Not surprisingly Adrian has hit .334 in 581 at-bats in Fenway. (3) From 2009-11 Fenway was first in the AL in doubles, 30 percent above the league average park. Not surprisingly Adrian has 44 doubles in 146 career games at Fenway. As great a hitter as Gonzalez is, the ball park certainly plays a part in what should be expected. Therefore, what awaits him in Los Angeles? A worse park for hitters that's for sure. From 2009-11, according to Park Indices, here is how Dodger Stadium played compared to other National League parks. 14th in batting average 7th in left-handed homers 11th in doubles In fact, the only area recorded by Park Indices in which Dodger stadium was better than the average NL Park, the only one, was left handed homers – though it should be pointed out that it was only four percent better than average so it was hardly a homer haven. On the plus side Gonzalez, who was born in San Diego and played for the Padres for five years, is back home. That level of comfort shouldn't do anything to dim his outlook moving forward, especially given that he's producing a hit every three at-bats with more than an RBI a game since the All-Star break. If you're in a mixed league expect the production to continue in what all of a sudden looks like a pretty potent Dodgers lineup, an if you're in an NL-only league empty the bank of your remaining FAAB to add the sweet swinging lefty. JOSH BECKETT Beckett ends his season with the Red Sox sporting some of the worst numbers of his career including a 5-11 record and 5.23 ERA. Over his last three outings he's allowed 18 runs and seven homers to balloon his ERA from 4.54 to 5.23. He was being crushed by the pressure of the fans and media in Boston. Add in a fastball that has lost some zip, an a few physical woes, and this deal couldn't possibly have come at a better time for Beckett as he will escape the fishbowl of Boston for L.A. where movie stars and porn starlets are on every corner. No one will be paying much attention to Beckett away from the ball park. The move back to the NL should also help Beckett (duh), but does that mean you should trust Beckett to be a viable fantasy weapon in mixed leagues the rest of the way solely because of the deal? That two mph lost velocity appears to be hindering Beckett, at least in the strikeout category. Each year from 2007-2011 he produced a K/9 of at least 8.16. This year that number has tanked to a career worst at 6.64. Luckily he's not issuing a ton of free passes, his 2.69 walk per nine mark is a dead on match for his 2.73 career rate, and the resulting 2.47 is still a league average mark. A bit oddly though he's actually getting more swings at pitches outside the zone this year than at any other point in his career save last season, which would lead you to think that he's still got enough stuff to induce bad swings as batters chase his pitches. The rest of Beckett's pitching line is pretty blahtastic. .292 BABIP 1.09 GB/FB 21.5 percent line drive rate 10.5 HR/F xFIP 4.39 There's not much going on with Beckett that screams out he's a must add just because of this deal. The best thing you could say is that he's no longer in Boston and perhaps that will help out his mental outlook. JAMES LONEY Hey, in AL-only leagues Loney is of certain interest, especially after David Ortiz was shut down yet again because of Achilles woes. Let's see if I can point out anything good about the consistently depressing, or disappointing, Loney. He has hit .295 away from Dodger Stadium in his career. His OPS away from Dodger Stadium is .813, .100 points better than his “home” mark. That's it. LOL Actually, Fenway should help. Loney is a gap hitter who has had three seasons of 30 doubles, and he should be able to play wall-ball with the Green Monster to great effect. Loney is also playing for a new contract so he's really going to have to pick things up if he wants to get paid as 2012 is going to be the worst effort of his career. It should also be noted that, for whatever reason, September has always been the best month of the season for Loney. Here are his career September numbers in 148 games (just 489 at-bats): .309-22-100 with a .883 OPS. That's right. James Loney has hit like, dare I say Adrian Gonzalez, in the month of September for his career. Loney isn't someone that you should fall all over yourself to add in mixed leagues, but he's well worth nearly breaking the bank to add in AL-only leagues. Ray Flowers can be heard daily on Sirius/XM Radio on The Fantasy Drive on Sirius 210 and XM 87 from 7-10 PM EDT, Monday through Friday. Ray's baseball analysis can be found at BaseballGuys.com and his minute to minute musings can be located at the BaseballGuys' Twitter account.