Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein would reportedly "embrace the challenge" of becoming the next general manager of the Cubs. Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts said earlier this week that he is in no rush to make a decision on the team's vacancy. Chicago is expected to make a run at Epstein, who isn't as secure in Boston as he once was following the team's September collapse. There is no guarantee that the Red Sox would grant Epstein permission to talk to the Cubs.