Five months after allowing former general manager Theo Epstein to leave his position to become president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs, the Boston Red Sox should learn Tuesday of the compensation they will get in return, reports Boston's WEEI.
According to an industry source, the compensation will be a pitcher from Chicago's 40-man roster. Here's currently the pitchers on the Cubs' roster:
| 68 | Jeff Beliveau | L-L | 6'1" | 190 | Jan 17, 1987 |
| 76 | Alberto Cabrera | R-R | 6'4" | 210 | Oct 25, 1988 |
| 37 | Chris Carpenter | R-R | 6'4" | 220 | Dec 26, 1985 |
| 52 | Lendy Castillo | R-R | 6'1" | 170 | Apr 8, 1989 |
| 27 | Casey Coleman | L-R | 6'0" | 185 | Jul 3, 1987 |
| 46 | Ryan Dempster | R-R | 6'2" | 215 | May 3, 1977 |
| 66 | Rafael Dolis | R-R | 6'4" | 215 | Jan 10, 1988 |
| 22 | Matt Garza | R-R | 6'4" | 215 | Nov 26, 1983 |
| 54 | John Gaub | R-L | 6'2" | 210 | Apr 28, 1985 |
| 28 | Paul Maholm | L-L | 6'2" | 220 | Jun 25, 1982 |
| 57 | Scott Maine | L-L | 6'3" | 215 | Feb 2, 1985 |
| 49 | Carlos Marmol | R-R | 6'2" | 215 | Oct 14, 1982 |
| 62 | Marcos Mateo | R-R | 6'1" | 220 | Apr 18, 1984 |
| 40 | James Russell | L-L | 6'4" | 200 | Jan 8, 1986 |
| 29 | Jeff Samardzija | R-R | 6'5" | 225 | Jan 23, 1985 |
| 21 | Andy Sonnanstine | L-R | 6'3" | 190 | Mar 18, 1983 |
| 32 | Chris Volstad | R-R | 6'8" | 230 | Sep 23, 1986 |
| 56 | Casey Weathers | R-R | 6'1" | 205 | Jun 10, 1985 |
| 36 | Randy Wells | R-R | 6'5" | 230 | Aug 28, 1982 |
| 34 | Kerry Wood | R-R | 6'5" | 210 | Jun 16, 1977 |
| 30 | Travis Wood | R-L | 5'11" | 175 | Feb 6, 1987 |
It is expected that particulars of the deal will be announced later Tuesday, and it is still uncertain what kind of quality player the Red Sox will get.
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