So something other than what you asked.
Gotcha.
Nope. Just an obvious interpretation of what I asked. I didn't think I had to walk everyone through what was obvious--its a punishment, obviously, so I said "agreed to" because the teams, and not MLB, would ultimately be told to negotiate a player to replace AE. I'll say it again--it doesn't matter what the Padres want at the point that decision is made, which is pretty clear from what I wrote. You're right though, it is possible to take what I wrote in such a way as to produce the long-winded snarky responses you're giving that clearly miss the point, so acknowledging you do roam these halls I should probably have made that even more airtight. But I didn't, and boy isn't this fun?
Commissioner: "We've decided the compensation you received for Pomeranz needs to be 'docked.' AE goes back to Boston, you guys decide who the replacement player is."
They both proceed with that directive, or MLB appoints a mediator.
As I said in my first post on the subject, I don't think it would happen, and as I said in earlier posts in this thread, I don't think this is nearly a big deal. I was curious to spitball an idea. YTF and rguilmar made some good points on why it wouldn't work without missing the point or being catty about it which was interesting to read, appreciated, and exactly what I was looking for.
I mean, seriously, whining because someone else didn't get punished is what eight year olds do. The offense was small. The Sox people who have seen the actual medical details are fine with it. There's just no there here.
Not every post is a springboard for your Online Baseball Genius persona, Ras. It was just someone floating an idea and curious for some responses. Yours was pretty easy to dismiss because it didn't make sense. It happens. No one's whining. I truly couldn't care less what ultimately happens, as is abundantly clear from everything I've written in this thread.
Anyway, moving on.