Comments on: Red Sox, Cubs get another week to work on Theo Epstein compensation http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/02/red-sox-cubs-get-another-week-to-work-on-theo-epstein-compensation/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: uyf1950 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/02/red-sox-cubs-get-another-week-to-work-on-theo-epstein-compensation/comment-page-1/#comment-218329 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:35:12 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96354#comment-218329 Don’t be surprised if Selig does get involved that Sox get a little better compensation then they otherwise would have. Remember this is the same Bud Selig that let the Red Sox Owner John Henry buy the Sox when he wasn’t the highest bidder and also the same Bud Selig that appointed Ex Senator John Mitchell a member of the Red Sox Board of Directors to head Baseballs Drug Investigation a few years back. Don’t be surprised at all.

]]> By: cliverush http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/02/red-sox-cubs-get-another-week-to-work-on-theo-epstein-compensation/comment-page-1/#comment-218291 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:21:02 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96354#comment-218291 The deal is done except for the compensation amount. The Bosox want the Cubs best pitcher, fat chance of that happening. Selig will probably set a money amount which the Sox can use to pay off a part of the Lackey contract. The Sox fans will remember Theo more for his dumb deals with Drew, Lackey, every SS east of the Mississippi, and losing some pretty good catchers. We are screwed for at least a year because of him.

]]> By: sultanofstats http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/02/red-sox-cubs-get-another-week-to-work-on-theo-epstein-compensation/comment-page-1/#comment-218248 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:26:04 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96354#comment-218248 Shocker. Selig drew a line in the sand and later retracted?

]]> By: scatterbrian http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/02/red-sox-cubs-get-another-week-to-work-on-theo-epstein-compensation/comment-page-1/#comment-218243 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:16:48 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96354#comment-218243 Why is there such urgency to this? Can’t they just call it a PTBNL and move on?

]]> By: unsatisfiedmind http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/02/red-sox-cubs-get-another-week-to-work-on-theo-epstein-compensation/comment-page-1/#comment-218236 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:08:10 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96354#comment-218236 Once Selig made it known that he would intervene, it became pretty clear these teams were never going to come to an agreement on their own. Not rocket science…

The Cubs rightly figure that Bud will never require them to give up a player of any consequence in exchange for a front office guy, so they don’t ever need to blink in their negotiations with the Sox.

The Sox probably assume that Bud will just pick a player that’s at least marginally better than what the Cubs are offering now…

The Cubs figure to win this stand-off handily.

]]> By: natstowngreg http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/02/red-sox-cubs-get-another-week-to-work-on-theo-epstein-compensation/comment-page-1/#comment-218235 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:06:38 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96354#comment-218235 Theo is in his new job, and has his GM (Hoyer), so there’s no big hurry. However, if the Red Sox continue to try to hold up the Cubs, Bud will intervene.

As usual, Bud will move things along if he wants, and when he wants.

]]> By: bloodysock http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/02/red-sox-cubs-get-another-week-to-work-on-theo-epstein-compensation/comment-page-1/#comment-218220 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:40:58 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96354#comment-218220 The teams are at an impasse today. They’ll be at the same place one week from now.

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