Sox Still In Hunt For Chapman

From Gordon Edes:

Contrary to reports that have pegged the Angels and Blue Jays as favorites to sign the 22-year-old pitcher, the Red Sox remain very much in the picture, one major league executive predicting that either the Sox or Yankees will sign him. There have been reports that the Yankees are out, but it would seem improbable that the Bombers would not remain involved as long as the Red Sox were in the bidding.

"This one is for the big-money teams,'' the executive said.

Two other major-league sources confirmed that the Sox are still engaged with Randy and Alan Hendricks, Chapman's agents, after making an opening offer, sources told ESPN.com, in excess of $15 million.

After what we heard earlier this week I doubt the Yankees are going to get involved, even with Boston in the mix. Then again they weren't going to be able to afford Teixeira and Bubba Crosby was supposed to start in center.