Sarava

Yeah kind of like Garpax. I'm going to be a pissed off Sox fan if/when he signs with another team. I wonder how ticket sales have been the last couple weeks....

Same. I said I was on the fence with him, leaning towards he's alright...going in to this off-season. Unless they sign Bryce Harper, to me he is permanently cementing his legacy as a cheapass.

One big free agent signing for the first time in 23 years is really asking that much?

Jerry should sell the team if he wont spend any money. This is ridiculous.

My God, leaving him down another year might open up a can of worms the Sox don't want opened. That's not an option.

It's easy to guarantee something that you know won't be accepted. It means nothing to me unless they sign one of these guys.

One thing I think would be certain. If the Sox are in on Harper (unlikely), that they would keep quiet about it. They wouldn't want to have another fan eruption if they miss out on him like they did with Machado. And I'd bet Rick Hahn got his ass chewed out by JR for setting the fanbase up for that Machado eruption.

The Sox were in tank mode the first couple years of the rebuild. It was right to not spend the last 2 winters. It's no longer the right thing to do.

The reasons I think it will be San Diego are this: 1) Unless its a smoke screen, they've been reported to still being interested. Plus rumblings that maybe they made an offer 2) Best farm system in baseball + Manny Machado now. 3) Close to Harper's home in Vegas 4) Insanely good weather in San Diego 5) The only other team seemingly with real interest in Harper are the Phillies, who he may not want to sign with. I hope I'm wrong and the Sox surprise everyone with this signing. This franchise needs it. They need to stop running the White Sox like a small market team.

I've been wondering since Black Tuesday if this horrible PR backlash would change the Sox minds on pursuing Bryce Harper. I still have the smallest glimmer of hope, but in the end, I think this is probably down to the Padres and Phillies. It sounds like he doesn't want to play for the Phillies - but will anyone come close with an offer? My guess is he ends up signing in San Diego.

I would say that yes, this is the worst offseason in my time as a Sox fan. Jerry Reinsdorf cemented his legacy in a negative way.

Unless you live in a Neilsen home, not turning on the tv doesn't affect anything. And that's my plan at the moment. I'm ticked that they lied to us and are cheapskates. I plan on not going to the park this year, and just watching the games on tv. But we'll see....when Eloy comes up, it's going to be hard to not go to games. So I know I might cave.

Good post. It's pathetic how little prospect depth the Sox have with all those losing seasons. Jerry turns 83 next Monday. You have to wonder how much longer he has left here. That could affect not only him, but his two stooges KW and Hahn.

I'm proud of the way Sox fans have reacted to this all. I would of expected general indifference and shrugging, which would of been a green light to the Sox to keep up their lying, cheapskate ways. I think a message is being sent. And hopefully that continues in to the season with ticket sales. It's crazy when you think how a year or so ago Rick Hahn was hailed as a hero with the rebuild after some of the trades. And now look how he is viewed.

I liked him until yesterday. I'll give him a D. The Quintana trade was a big win. Can't say too many other good things though.

My disgust has not subsided one bit since yesterday. Hard to imagine it will anytime soon. They're lying cheapskates.

You're completely missing the point. This was a unique opportunity to add a 26yo superstar to the rebuild. It would of greatly increased the chances of the rebuild leading to a World Series eventually. It's not about next year. I'm surprised anyone here doesn't realize that.

Ok I've been on board with just about every pissed off post today. But this is too much.

Yes it's risky. That's the game of baseball. The Cubs took that risk when they signed Jon Lester. The Astros took that risk when they traded for Verlander. The Sox...they're keeping Jerry's bank account healthy I guess.

How are we going to get Harper when they wont even spend $300 mil? Harper will go for even more $$$$.

To me, this shows they were not serious about getting high impact players. Machado signed on the lowend of what everyone expected when this off-season began. And what future negotiations are you talking about? 26 year old Superstar free agents don't exactly grow on trees. This was the chance and they blew it.

I don't blame you. I'm disgusted with the Sox right now. More than i've been. Thanks for your posts through this Manny chase. Your posts have been my favorite to read here.

I didnt hear the interview on the Score earlier. Did they ask him about Harper?

Is it overreacting to think that today could be the day that leads to the Sox eventually leaving town? If fans throw their hands up and attendance gets even worse. When JR passes away and the team sells, would a new owner want to stay here if they have the worst attendance in the league? Or the 2nd worst attendance?

Knowing they dont want to pay for talent makes it hard to stay pumped up about the rebuild.