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  Former Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein responds to questions after he was introduced as the new president for baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs during a news conference, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)   

Cubs, Red Sox agree on compensation for Epstein

More than three months after the Chicago Cubs hired former Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, the two teams finally have a deal on what the Red Sox will receive in return.

Reliever Chris Carpenter and a player to be named will go to Boston with the Cubs receiving another player to be named as part of the deal.

Carpenter, 26,was the Cubs’ third-round pick in the 2008 draft. The right-hander appeared in 10 games for Chicago last season — pitching 9 2/3 innings with eight strikeouts, seven walks and a 2.79 ERA.

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