The Cubs and Red Sox have submitted written proposals – thought to include names of players – to commissioner Bid Selif in hopes of settling their dispute over compensation for Theo Epstein switching allegiance. “I'd like to get it done as expeditiously as possible,” commissioner Bud Selig said Friday evening at SoxFest. Asked if it were fair for a third party to decide what talent ultimately switches teams, Selig replied: “That's the way baseball is set up. If the clubs can't solve their own disputes, then the commissioner does. After 20 years, I accept it as part of the job and don’t really think too much about it.” An obviously irritated Selig had told the Cubs and Red Sox several times that they should decide the compensation themselves, but more than three months. “The clubs tried to settle it themselves. I have a lot of patience because everything controversial generally winds up on my desk,” he said. “In this case, I did give the clubs more latitude and hoped they could come to some conclusion. But they didn't and now it's my case.” The Red Sox reportedly originally asked for starter Matt Garza as compensation for the Cubs hiring Epstein as their president. Names have gone back and forth, including former Cubs'first-round pick Josh Vitters. The White Sox received two high-level prospects from Miami for the Marlins' hiring of manager Ozzie Guillen. --

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