Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com reports that the Red Sox and Cubs will not discuss compensation for Theo Epstein until at least after Tuesday. That’s the day each team will hold a press conference, the Cubs to introduce Epstein and Jed Hoyer, the Red Sox to announce the promotion of Ben Cherington to the GM chair.
Only after that, McAdam reports, will the two teams resume compensation negotiations. And even then, they’ll only have a few days to come to some sort of agreement, as Bud Selig has given the clubs a November 1 deadline to figure it out. If they haven’t by then, Selig will mediate the matter. And given how little tolerance Selig has for nonsense and acrimony between ballclubs, it’s probably safe to ream the word “mediate” as “unilaterally impose a settlement and order everyone to move on.”
