>ESPN seems to think a deal could be in place by tomorrow. Who >knows. The only team in-division who would really want to >block this is the Yankees. However, thanks to the percentages, > the Red Sox take precedent on the waiver wire (as I >understand it), so it's pretty much settled that the Sox can >claim him.Makes sense... http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articl es/2006/08/04/deal_is_struck_for_orioles_lopez/
In the above link, it indicates that Lopez already cleared waivers yesterday, so it makes sense why the press would say it was all but a done deal.
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