Kap says they want an insane package that the Cubs won't agree to. I have a bad feeling that it is centered around something more than Vit.
It's lame but it's like anything. In their view, it doesnt hurt to ask. If they don't ask for a lot, they won't get a lot. The Cubs are doing the right thing, it seems, and asking the right questions (I remember reading they've asked for guidance from the commissioners office on what is customary or acceptible...Selig probably gave him the same gesture he made when the all star game ended in a tie). I really doubt Theo wants to go back to Boston. I don't think anything their ownership is doing is endearing them to Theo. I think, if anything, it's emboldening his belief that it's time for him to leave.
I think in the end, the Red Sox will take less because they'll realize playing hardball here is cutting off their nose to spite their face. Having Theo back for one year, means that year will be toxic and also that theyll get nothing. But even at that, in the minds of the Red Sox, Theo is gone. They've already accepted that part of it. It's about maximizing the opportunity to save face now. The Cubs just have to wait this out, if the Red Sox are asking for a lot of our young promising (albeit likely overassessed) minor leaguers.
Im with Cpt Obvious. I'd be very happy if they took Vitters even though, even that goes beyond custom.
