OK, after all the hoopla over the Cubs moves in late December and early January, things have slowed down quite a bit lately. But that's not to say there aren't some interesting things going on, you just have to dig a little harder to find it.
While the signing of Jason Jaramillo doesn't amount to much (he's likely just organizational depth), it appears that the Cubs and Red Sox have decided to let Commissioner Bud Selig decide what constitutes the "valuable compensation" that the Red Sox were promised in exchange for Theo Epstein.
Basically there is no precedent for this. There have been managers "traded" to other teams, Ozzie Guillen is the most recent example, but its rare for a GM to be traded. The Cubs are thinking that a low ranking prospect (somewhere in the 20-30 range) should suffice, whereas the Red Sox have apparently been trying to get Brett Jackson or Matt Garza. Chances are that Selig will put the compensation somewhere in ...
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