About that Charlie Furbush - Jackie Bradley rumor (UPDATE)

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsLet's examine a rumored transaction that could have been consummated but was not.

So this has been running around since last night and it's gained some national traction:

I was told this spring Sox offered M's JBJ for Furbush, were told no

— Gordon Edes (@GordonEdes) May 15, 2015 The very last thing I have any interest in doing is questioning the veracity of Gordan Edes' reporting. Gordon Edes is an established journalist and there's no reason to be skeptical that he was in fact told that.

That said there's a kind of mental checklist to roll through whenever this kind of thing comes up, before you even consider the merits of the rumored deal:

1) When was this…