The Red Sox are hoping their blockbuster trade with the Dodgers goes through on Saturday.

Boston is set to send Carl Crawford, Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett and Nick Punto to Los Angeles for James Loney and four prospects, according to sources.

"Hopefully this deal will go through today," Red Sox chairman Tom Werner said on Saturday.

"If it falls into place, the deal sheds us from tens of millions of dollars of long-term commitments. It gets us great prospects who will improve our major league roster as soon as next year. It brings us a player in James Loney who was 'untouchable' a couple of years ago. It allows us to start over with free agents. We want to win for our fans and we now have huge financial flexibility to improve the team."

Gonzalez wants to play for the Dodgers on Saturday night and planned to be in the lineup against the Marlins, according to a source.