RE: Matsuzaka.
I head this today and it seems like the most sense to me. Matsuzaka is not going back to Japan. He has expressed his feelings on this time and time again. However, he has no reason to agree to a deal until the last few days (the 11th hour) because there's no reason to commit to anything until then. He can't really say no, but until he has to, he doesn't have to say yes.
I also think if negotiations were going badly the Sox would not be focusing so much on Manny Ramirez.