2:18pm: The deal is done, according to Gordon Edes of ESPNBoston.com (on Twitter). Hoyer will join Epstein in Chicago and Byrnes will become the Padres' new GM.

2:32pm: Friedman is the Angels' top choice, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (on Twitter).

2:02pm: Andrew Friedman, the Rays' executive VP of baseball operations, recently dined with Angels owner Arte Moreno and team president John Carpino, according to Jason Collette of DRaysBay. Mark Saxon of ESPNLosAngeles.com confirms that Moreno and Carpino met with Friedman in Florida this week. The Angels, who are searching for a new general manager, also interviewed Yankees scouting director Damon Oppenheimer.



Watch the Angels scoop this guy up. He was my first choice.

Anyway...

I like how Boston didn't want Theo to take anyone with him so, instead, the Cubs went and took everyone in the Padre's front office.

Big fish eating little fish.

those who have been given big payrolls have signed guys to long bad paper. Those who have not have simply not had the opportunity to prove they will do the same.

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

MLB columnist for Yahoo! Sports--Jeff Passan: I loved Theo Epstein going to the Cubs. Getting Jed Hoyer's like splitting aces and hitting two face cards. As I said: Cubs, sleeping giant.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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sleeping giant?

wow.

more like comatose.

•Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports that Padres assistant general manager Jason McLeod will join Hoyer and Epstein in Chicago. McLeod was Boston's amateur scouting director under Epstein before leaving for San Diego with Hoyer after the 2009 season.

Did Tim Wilken sign an extension? I don't think he did. I wonder if McLeod is going to be an asst GM or if he's going back to the scouting director.

Wilken did not get an extension.

I read that McLeod will probably be Hoyer's asst GM. I wonder if Red Sox scouting director Amiel Sawdaye is one of the guys Theo is trying to bring with him. Why put the old band back together but keep the rhythm section in place??

I give Ricketts credit for building a credible front office with an actual braintrust. I am pleasantly surprised. As to Sawdaye, we shall see.

Now the question is, who is going to be the next manager? I'm betting it's Francona. If it can't be Ryno, it's gotsa be him.

Tony Larussa, I hope

According to John Henry, negotiations for compensation are "not close."

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At the same time, multiple Boston reporters are saying it's basically done. The 24/7 news cycle and twitter make following stories like this maddening.

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Team Cutler.

John Henry can either finish the railroad tunnel or he can shut the fuck up already.

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

This is just embarrassing now. And if I never hear another fucking word about it, I'll sacrifice a small animal to honor the gods.

Way to act like a second rate city.

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"Mattress technology has come a long way"

- Dan Bernstein, 2016

Me too, but LaRussa has said if he's managing at all next year it will be in STL

Seriously? You are embarrased?

Not sure why the Cubs doing whatever they need to do to bring in a top notch baseball guy and his crew would be embarrassing for you?

I do not care how long it takes. Just get this thing turned around. That is encouraging to me, definitely not embarrassing.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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I hate that asshole. I'm sure eventually....

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Team Cutler.

I think John Henry is just being a dick and dragging this out because his team can move forward with its off season while the Cubs and Theo are on standby until they agree on something.

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

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HA. Bernsie is going waaaaaaaay overboard on the "Theo Cock Sucking".

Finally official.

@lenandbob Len and Bob
It's official, Theo is coming to run the #Cubs baseball ops dept.

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I just saw this somewhere else as well. No word on the compensation though as far as I can tell.

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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Tuesday presser.

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What the fuck does that mean other than Selig made them settle this shit?

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

My guy says its Brett Jackson and Brian LaHair going to Boston.

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AAA MVP is untouchable.

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That's my purse! I don't know you!