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Patience. You will know soon. Some good stuff out there but can’t be put out here yet.

Translation- The White Sox have won the Machado sweepstakes & the Phillies are doing everything in their power not to miss out on both players.

CF in June when Pollock is hurt

Bryce Harper is gonna play right...

Harper, Keuchel, Ottavino.

FFS, ItsCalledGuaranteedRate

Sign them both at exactly the same time to exactly the same deal each $1 more than Stanton and done.

Yesterday: “Tomorrow is the day!!” Tomorrow: “Tomorrow is the day!!” ... and on and on and on we go.

Soxtalk: someone give optimism! Nightengale: looks like Machado will be playing for the White Sox Soxtalk: he says dumb shit like that all the time, who cares what he thinks

It’s one or the other. Manny is who they want. We all would like both but they would be hamstrung with future payroll. And yes remember, Abreu off next year and Sale is a FA. Sale total speculation. Never heard that. All we know is Jerry loves his former players. So they need to get a “whale” and then some short term players until 2021 when rebuild players are all here. Hope I’m not rambling. It’s late. Have faith in Rick. The guy is good.

Nah, it's only like 4 PM in the Dominican Republic right now.

I would prefer the Phillies not being involved anymore

Did you not list a position for Anderson because you’re still not sure if he will be making the switch to catcher?

Bruce Levine?

Because of this saga... I’ve been a poor father, husband, son, and friend.

If Machado has indeed made a decision, I doubt a Yankees clubhouse attendant would be among the first to know lol.

Some douche from Boston apparently.

fuck that

This team would be loaded with very likable, seemingly "nice" guys. They also happen to almost all be Latinos. It's easy to see them "rubbing off" on Manny. There doesn't seem to be a "bad egg" in the bunch. The more I think about it, the more I like having the veteran guys, like Abreu, Jay and Alonso around. Throw in Yolmer's infectious personality and Machado might just become a nice guy, himself, just to fit in. LOL. There's nothing wrong with playing with a "chip on your shoulder" but throwing bats, in retaliation for a dust back pitch and kicking first basemen's ankles is carrying that chip a little too far.

My thoughts on the Machado negotiations: https://theloopsports.com/2019/01/13/how-boras-and-harper-will-make-manny-machado-nearly-50-million-this-january/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Its better than the stupid class introductions. "Okay, lets go around and have everyone introduce themselves. Give your name, year, major, where you are from, where you interned last summer, and an interesting fact about yourself." "Hi, I'm GenericUserName. Senior business major from Chicago. I interned at Random Company No One Has Ever Heard Of LLC. My interesting fact is that as a socially anxious person this makes me want to die." Seriously @ptatc, just don't make anything due this week. Let the students get their sylly week on.

I won't believe any of it until Peavy44 says so

I think if you trim the bush around your source it'll appear bigger.

This is the most bi polar shit ever.. now back to positive vibes once again!

Dammit the Sox should have hired that guy too

That seems to me like a late call to Bob from the Sox to get everyone to STFU about offers

This is usually the point where LAA swoops in and grabs the guy out of fucking nowhere

I will be honest, if they don’t get Manny now, it will be the most heartbroken I’ve been relating to the Sox probably since Jenks blew a crucial game vs the Indians in the last month of 2005.

Past tense? Obviously, he's not breaking a story of the signing, but the passive/past voice is a bit jarring here. It's almost too overconfident, or too detached, I'm not sure which. In all likelihood, he's describing the process that got us to think point in the middle of January in the driver's seat for one of the two whales.

Isn’t it actually 8/263 when you factor in Jay and Alonso

Passan + Gomez = serious fucking heat. I’m starting to believe this goes down tomorrow and believe 8/$280M will be the final number when all said & done.

Right now they're around 80. That's a $32M AAV. If your payroll is only $112M...screw it, go for Harper.

Sox arent signing Pollock, i dont need sauces to know this.

Wade Miley, Marwin Gonzalez

Sox: keep going up with total years and total $. and in turn get more control before the first opt out. if this is what we're doing, I have no problem waiting longer. that is a specifics negotiation and not a multi-horse race

Just for old times' sake, let's always remember this gem from Bruce Levine.

I don't make anything due the first week. That too cruel.

3 years of Manny is better than 0 years of Manny.

There isn't enough likes/laughs for this post. This post rules. Poetic justice. Who's talking shit now Alshon???

HAHAHA FUCK YOU ALSHON!

I feel so bad for that dude's dog (you know he totally has one). Having to listen to his incoherent rambling 24/7 has to be hell.

I don’t have anything new. Still a level of confidence. Remember both Boras and Manny’s agent worked together at one time. There are egos at play here and no one wants to blink first.

Syllabus week doesn't matter anyway lol

White Sox nation hears something is happening. Up to 63 members tuning in.

FIFY.

RT @ToddZolecki: The meeting between the #Phillies and Bryce Harper yesterday in Las Vegas went so well and they came away so impressed with Harper and his wife that they might be shifting their focus from Manny Machado to him. https://t.co/zy0ChusHcc

So Bob is saying Harper will sign with Philadelphia and Machado will sign with us? That means Harper will sign with us and Machado will sign with Philadelphia.

Another day in the saga of when is this shit show going to be over?