Cubs and Theo Epstein closing in on a contract extension
Tom Ricketts and Theo Epstein met with the assembled media prior to Monday’s opener in Anaheim. Among the topics discussed was Epstein’s contract extension. And based on the comments, the Cubs and Theo Epstein are closing in on a contract extension.
Ricketts and Epstein talked near the end of Spring Training. Ricketts did not give any details about the parameters of Epstein’s new contract. Ricketts and Epstein are not working on a deadline and Ricketts did not provide a timetable of when an extension may be finalized.