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Cubs, Red Sox want Bud Selig to set compensation for Theo Epstein

Found January 17, 2012 on Chicago Sun Times:
PLAYERS: Bud Selig,  Theo Epstein
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox

The compensation headache over Theo Epstein’s move from the Boston Red Sox to the Cubs is officially Bud Selig’s problem, turning a minor embarrassment for the Cubs into a potential precedent-setting action for Major League Baseball. Multiple sources told the Sun-Times that the Cubs and Red Sox have requested that their nearly three-month stalemate be resolved by the commissioner, a move apparently initiated by Red Sox president and CEO Larry Lucchino late last month, one source said. At issue is what constitutes the “valuable compensation” the Red Sox say they were promised, according to a source familiar with the team’s …
Original Story: http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseba...
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