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This is exactly what would've happened haha

Poor guy probably thinks that's all hes good for

Exactly..there have already been initial offers sent out, and even boras said that him and harper have moved onto the negotiation phase. Buster's info is just the white sox trying to negotiate through the media

Contract offers have absolutely been offered. We already have offers out to harper/machado, and I'm sure other teams do too

Wellington is a better all around catcher than narvaez, yonder is a replacement for Davidson and he's better, and there was no room for Alex call (plus he sucks). Yeah these were definitely influenced by machado..but I still think these moves make us better

He doesn't complain about playing DH and make a big fuss about it though. Hahn talked to him and basically said he's happy to play wherever the team wants him to

That's an incredible point. Represents a little bit of a selfish teammate. Hopefully he's just saying this because he's a free agent, but you never know. I do think it's a little off putting, but maybe it will change once he's actually on a team

But yes, we're meeting with him tomorrow. Not sure how much information is going to come from it though given his other meetings this week. However they've already offered a contract, and I bet they offer a pretty enticing one tomorrow.

I like your twitter avatar

Jon phrases it in a way that makes it seem like it's us vs the yankees. I'd think the Phillies have a better chance than us

It seems as though we've shifted to Manny machado

Timmy's BB% got higher, his K% got lower, his fielding got much better towards the end of the season.. there's a lot of hope for him

Turnin Two is correct. He was a league average player at 25. He has plenty of room to grow. With the quickness of his hands, he has a ton of potential

Bruce levine, and a bunch of white sox twitter guys have reported it

We didn't give up anything, and he's a real ballplayer who plays good defense. He's not taking a position away from any young prospects, and he provides a great clubhouse presence (which the cubs showed can be very important). Even if we don't get machado after this move, it's not a terrible move by any means. Just kind of meh

Sounds like he's from New York. It's almost impossible not to laugh while listening to a sports-media personality from New York.

Uh we are in the Indians division and represent a greater threat to their chances at the playoffs if we sign machado

He wasn't very good last year in high A ball as a 23 year old. A 4th outfielder ceiling is a reach

But by all accounts they're not just in it to say "we tried" and keep the fans happy. That's utter bullshit. They know the fans won't be happy if they don't get these guys anyway. They've offered a substantial contract to harper, so they're not in it just to say they tried dude. That shit is the worst argument I've ever heard and if I keep hearing it I would lose my mind

It's a low risk move though. We traded a prospect who's not going to pan out, for a major leaguer

I wish but I really don't think they'd like to play with each other. Harper wants to build his brand and be "the guy".

There's no reason to be negative about this move. This is a great move for us

He needs to relax. There's some things he's right on, but there's a lot of things he's wrong on in this tweet storm.

I really don't think they want to play with each other. Especially with the comments from boras about Bryce wanting to build his own brand