Source = mostly hearsay and conjecture. Heard someone on the radio mention it, someone else said they saw a tweet, etc.
Just makes me wonder if Sox Brass crunched the numbers regarding the new TV deal, and figured whatever they pay those two guys, their appeal and impact on Sox interest will increase the TV dollars enough to make it worth it. The timing is just so interesting... wonder if Sox Brass were thinking about this three years ago when Jerry agreed to do the rebuild... save a ton of money for a few years and then set yourself up to maximize the new TV deal (knowing that the Cubs were going to bail) by spending silly amounts of money on superstars (and being in a position to do so).