I guess we now know why these deals went to the wee hours of the night
Then early Wednesday evening, less than 48 hours before the non-waiver deadline, Dombrowski called Anthopoulos. The Tigers were going to move Price.
“I asked if it would go to Friday,” Anthopoulos said. “He said, ‘I’ll get back to you tonight.’ I told him, ‘Great, my family’s in Portugal until Monday. I’ll be all alone. Call anytime, I’ll be awake!’ So later that night, Dombrowski calls me. Except I’m on the phone with [Mariners GM] Jack Zduriencik talking about [veteran relief pitcher] Mark Lowe. I’m dying to jump off the phone, but I don’t want to do that to Jack. I did really want Price, though. So I did hurry it along.”
