It seems as if the never ending saga that is the Theo Epstein compensation may finally be reaching a conclusion.
According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, both the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox have submitted briefs regarding the compensation issue and a decision could come this week.
There have been many hypotheses as to what the compensation will end up being, with the latest coming from Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe. Cafardo goes through a virtual laundry list of possibilities, but summarizes his feelings towards the end of his article when he states:
If the Sox can’t get the major league player they want, they need to get one of the Cubs’ top 10 prospects. The Sox, like most teams, need pitching depth, and a guy such as McNutt certainly would seem like fair compensation.And therein lies the whole crux of the problem. The Red Sox believe that they should get a major league player or top 10 prospect for Epstein, whereas the Cubs, citing Andy McPhail as an example (for ...
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