Friday, May 25, 2012
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — Boston Red Sox executive Theo Epstein has agreed to a five-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, according to multiple media reports.
Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein has one year left on his contract with the Red Sox. There was no word on whether the Sox are asking for compensation from the Cubs.
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Tom Werner, Theo Epstein, Larry Lucchino
The Associated Press
HITS
• Drafting Dustin Pedroia
• Drafting Jacoby Ellsbury
• Drafting Jonathan Papelbon
• Trading for Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell
• Trading for Adrian Gonzalez
• Trading away Nomar Garciaparra
MISSES
• Signing J.D. Drew
• Signing John Lackey
• Signing Carl Crawford
• Trading for Eric Gagne n Signing Julio Lugo
• Signing Edgar Renteria
• Signing Bobby Jenks
• Signing Daisuke Matsuzaka
The 37-year-old Epstein would leave the Red Sox with a year remaining on his contract as general manager and take over what is expected to be an expanded role with the Cubs, who have gone 103 years without a World Series championship.
Radio station WEEI in Boston, ESPN the Magazine and SI.com all cited unidentified sources in reporting that Epstein has agreed to a deal. Details, which could include compensation to the Red Sox, were still being worked out.
The Cubs declined comment today and Red Sox officials could not be reached by The Associated Press. On Tuesday, a person familiar with the situation told the AP that Epstein was likely to join the Cubs within 48 hours.
With Epstein at the helm, the Red Sox ended an 86-year World Series championship drought in 2004 and won the title again in 2007.
Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts fired GM Jim Hendry in July.
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John Lackey is one of Theo Epstein’s high-priced free-agent acquisitions who have failed with the Red Sox. The Associated Press |
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