Brooks said a few days ago that there were no negotiations between the parties leading up to the free agency. He said numbers were exchanged at the trade deadline but they were not close. On the fourth, he said Fast was a goner and pegged Carolina as the likely landing spot.
At the time, Gorton had made comments that implied there was at least some dialog, and that there was a possibility he was coming back. Sounded like maybe Brooks had it wrong.
In hindsight, sounds like Brooks had it exactly right.