Theo to Chicago Cubs

[DMBZeppelin]

Carrie Muskat @CarrieMuskat
Bud Selig did not settle the matter; the #Cubs and #RedSox did

Carrie Muskat @CarrieMuskat
Players to be named later to be done by April 15. Comp for Hoyer to get done soon. #Cubs #Padres

Patrick Mooney @CSNMooney
Hoyer says cash was not part of Theo transaction.

Nick Cafardo @nickcafardo
Cherington said he and Theo have agreed on level of players coming back as players to be named later.

Pete Abraham @PeteAbe
Procedurally, it's a baseball trade. So the #RedSox had to send the #Cubs something. Hence the PTBNLs.

Jon Morosi @jonmorosi
Bud Selig on #Cubs -- #RedSox Theo Trade: “I appreciate their persistence in finding common ground.”

[HollywoodLeo]

Only that second tweet interests me.

I expect top prospects for Jed.

[Trendy Bastard]

I'm waiting for CJ to appear and say Carpenter is a GREAT prospect.

26 MR with command issues. He has potential to be a pretty damn good reliever, but he's gotta figure that control out first.

[DMBZeppelin]

Did a quick scan for CJ highlights.

Lol, you guys are missing the point... its a win-win for us... why wouldn't we ask for a lot? We don't lose anything if Theo stays our GM... you act like Theo has to go... he doesn't have to go anywhere

Billy Beane was going to cost a package headlined by Youkilis... whats not reasonable about 2-3 top specs?

No way prospects aren't impact... Book it

Selig could pressure Cubs into giving more too... We got no way to know til it's over

It's not like we'd let him walk if compensation wasn't met... We'd extend him...

The funny thing about extensions is both parties have to agree to it.

Theo would agree...it's not like he hates Boston... He's been at the office 12-16 hrs a day while this goes on... If the Cubs move on he'll stay here

And you also realize that he contacted Josh Byrnes and Jed Hoyer about the Cubs GM position, while at the Sox office, right? His head is in Chicago.

Only reason he doesn't have GM title is so they can keep Castro

We we're giving up Youk and 3 top flight specs for beane why isn't Theo worth 2?

where was that ever confirmed? lol.

I read that the A's were choosing between 3 guys. Not getting some crazy package like cj claims.

Though it's kind of hard to claim precedent on something that never happened.

It was on MLBTR a few days ago

Post it.

They only mentioned Youk (AKA Beans) in the movie. They made no mention of 2-3 top prospects.

I still think the Red Sox will get a top prospect or 2, Prolly McNutt + something... its fair and prevents the commish from doing anything... but I guess time will tell

McNutt plus something. Keep dreaming, CJ.

AmPhotog (Chicago)
What's your prediction on the final compensation to the Red Sox for Epstein and Pads for Hoyer? I suspect it would be 2 AA players to the Red Sox and 2 A players to the Padres.

Bruce Levine (1:03 PM)
I don't think it will necessarily be that much. At one point, the Cubs and Red Sox had decided on Chris Carpenter, before Boston backed out. Might be up to Selig to get it done.

Oh hey the Red Sox wasted 4 months of our lives on something they were offered from the start.

Chicago writers don't think it'll be much, Boston writers think it'll be significant... no new news here? At one point the Cubs agreed on McNutt and they backed out so lets see what happens

Says the Boston media. Chicago media says it was Carpenter that was agreed on before Boston backed out.

What are you talking about? There was SPECULATION the Red Sox asked for McNutt. This is the first time anyone has claimed a deal was done at any point. The Cubs never agreed to McNutt because they never wanted to give him up.

[love_that_reefer]

So the PTBNL are top prospects right?

[DMBZeppelin]

So the PTBNL are top prospects right?

I can only hope. Worried it might be Castro right now.

[love_that_reefer]

Cubs acquired 1B Jair Bogaerts from the Red Sox as the player to be named later in the Theo Epstein compensation deal.
The Red Sox already acquired right-hander Chris Carpenter last month (who needs elbow surgery), but they are still expected to receive a player to be named later. Bogaerts is the twin brother of highly-regarded infield prospect Xander Bogaerts. The 19-year-old batted .288/.387/.404 with two homers, 27 RBI and a .791 OPS over 47 games last season with Boston's Dominican Summer League team. He's still very early in his development.

Almost done

[HollywoodLeo]

Have they officially announced Rizzo and Brett Jackson to the Red Sox for fair compensation yet?