Murray Chass provides a nice summary of the Rafael Furcal debacle. He calls Paul Kinzer to ask about the term sheet, but Kinzer won't talk:

Asked that question in the brief phone conversation, Kinzer replied, "I can't say anything about it right now because there are some other things." He, of course, didn't say what the other things were.

The term sheet is the pivotal piece of evidence in the dispute. Furcal said upon his signing Saturday that he hadn't made up his mind whether he wanted to stay with the Dodgers or return to the Braves. A friend said he had a serious conflict not just choosing the team but also with the managers, liking both Joe Torre and Bobby Cox.

But if Furcal had not made up his mind to play for the Braves, why did Kinzer ask for their term sheet?

Tellem did not address the term sheet in his e-mail statement. Defending Kinzer's actions, Tellem said it was simply a case of Furcal's ultimately deciding to take the Dodgers' offer, basing his decision on several factors, the most important being the position switch.

Chass notes that the Braves refusal to work with WMG may lead to a grievance by the union, and that Yunel Escobar is represented by the group.