New Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez arrived at Boston’s training camp more than a week before he had to report, a good sign going forward for his relationship with the organization.  Gonzalez was acquired in the offseason via trade from the San Diego Padres, from whom Gonzalez has produced gaudy numbers over the past few seasons.  Gonzalez will likely be the biggest power punch in the Boston lineup in 2011 and he should enjoy making the transition from San Diego’s Petco Park to Boston’s Fenway Park.

Gonzalez is set to become a free agent at season’s end, but will work with the team on putting together an extension.  “We don’t have any deadlines, anything like that,” Gonzalez told the media.  ”When I’m healthy and they see I’m healthy and we all decide it’s time to sit down and talk about something like that, we’ll do that.  There’s no rush for anything.  I think the main thing for me is to get healthy.”  Gonzalez is recovering from shoulder surgery and seems to be getting back to full health.  Gonzalez said he’s looking forward to hitting in Fenway this season.  “I’m looking forward to it,” he told reporters, “but I don’t like to jump ahead of schedule, I don’t like to get ahead of myself.  I look forward to getting ready for spring hitting.”

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