原文:http://bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/view.bg?articleid=1372633
Theo Epstein on brink of joining Cubs
By Steve Buckley
Two baseball sources have confirmed that Theo Epstein is on the cusp of
leaving his job as general manager of the Red Sox to accept a
position with the Chicago Cubs that is believed to include powers greater
than he has in Boston, with an announcement expected to be made “within the
next 24 to 48 hours.”
The hangup in the negotiations has been twofold. One of them is that Red Sox
ownership was still hoping to have Epstein remain with the team. The other is
compensation: If Epstein is to leave Boston, said one source with knowledge
of the negotiations, the Red Sox are going to want “something real.”
Whether that involves a player, money or a combination of the two remains
unclear.
“But this is going to be resolved very soon,” said a second baseball source.
Epstein, a native of Brookline, joined the Red Sox in 2002 and in November of
that year, at age 28, became the youngest general manager in baseball
history. Though he put together teams that won the World Series in 2004 and
2007 and made the playoffs in six of his nine seasons, the 2011 Red Sox had
one of the biggest collapses in baseball history, going 7-20 in September to
blow what had been a nine-lead for the American League wild card when the
month began.
Terry Francona, who had been manager since 2004, severed ties with the Red
Sox just two days after the season ended. Attention immediately focused on
whether Epstein would also be leaving the Red Sox, leading to reports that
the Cubs, who have not won the World Series since 1908, had asked Sox
ownership for permission to speak with the Boston GM.
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传闻是真的, Theo 已经接近跳槽了, 小熊的位子会给他比较多的说话权
还不确定小熊会不会给钱/球员给红袜
不过红袜小道消息指出, 如果Theo真的跑去小熊, 他们要点"真实"的回报
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