What has been "reported" is that Nate went back to Chaim and requested the original Sox offer, but Chaim said no. My guess is that Chaim already believed he was going to sign Turner. The $17M that could have been spent on Nate was eventually spent on Duvall and Kluber. I have heard that Chaim second guessed himself over and over again about the Story and Masa contracts throughout 2023. Maybe after Nate walked away from the initial deal, Chaim changed his mind about what Nate was worth?