According to Boston Red Sox owner John Henry, Theo Epstein and the team are close to agreeing on a contract extension . I doubt that Epstein will ever need to worry about unemployment, but his current deal does expire at the end of next month. Henry said an announcement will come very soon.

As some may remember, the last time the two sides tried to work out a new contract, Epstein ran away from his job and the team for three months in a bizarre series of events that included him escaping from Fenway Park in a gorilla suit (trust me, look it up). Perhaps things will go more smoothly this time around - although the Julio Lugo signing is kind of a resume-killer.

B.G.

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