The biggest point is that the market has stayed tepid because there were only two teams for two superstars involved. If you start getting another team involved, that balance is thrown off.
To see the Sox locking up somewhere around half of a future payroll in 2 players would be a pretty awful idea to start with, and it was also one of the very few things that Rick basically gave a straight answer to at Soxfest.
All I know is that MLB needs to quit sending so many BS push notifications until this is done. Every time I see one I get all excited, and then it is some crap article about fielding a team of prospects? AAAAAAAAAARTRRGGHHHH!!!