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People have asked about WSD being legit and having sources. Use this as a litmus test.

You sure that was a kid?

Pollock, Brach, Strickland sign in a flurry. Bet the league has some Machado/Harper Intel, gang.

GTFO

Machado. Harper. Never Punk

If Gomez/Passan is right, this should be close to done and Lozano is trying to get the last few bucks. If Onley/Nightengale are right, this is in trouble and another team is going to grab him. Correct?

So the Sox have spent $37 mill on Mannys "Freinds and Well-Wishers". That's 5% of the alleged offer lol

Totally forgot Ottavino is out there until last seeing it here just now. Would be real nice to grab Machado soon so there is clarity and the team can go out and sign a couple of these guys still out there. Definite value. Adding Ottavino to that bullpen after landing Machado would be sweet. Gio or Wade Miley and a righty to platoon with Palka and Alonso would work nicely too.

Madigral

I like that. Sonny will be cheap. Avi would be a great platoon with Palka/Alonso. If this Machado move happens the other moves look a ton better. Alonso is a legit lefty power DH/1B. Jay is a good upgrade at CF for a year, gives us a good top of the order hitter. The bullpen has gone from an F to a solid B with serious potential to be knockout bullpen with all the young arms. Would be a very improved team without any of the future being blocked.

Colome, Herrera, Jones, Frye, Minaya, Hamilton, Bummer

No doubt 230

Wow. I stand erected.

Think a curveball comes this weekend and Harper signs here after the Phils meeting

This is wrong. Realmuto just got $5.9 mill in arb. No way Jays are paying down $14 mill of the $20 mill owned to Russell.

Why not? Nats, Mets, and probably the Dodgers have moved on. Bargaining power isn't what it was for him, especially now that hes down to 2 years of control. The Sox have the pieces, and if they land Machado, I would expect they will begin moving some of their assets for major league ready pieces. Either him or a top line SP would seem to be the move to make.

Sign Machado, trade for Realmuto this weekend. That market is drying up.

Dodgers traded for Russell Martin, who is owed $20 mill this season. Dont what they moved or what the Jays are going to pay down on that contract, but has to have some effect on the Haprer/Dodgers talk.

If reports are true, and the Sox can land him for around $230 mill (especially a 7 yr deal), that makes also landing Harper slightly more realistic.

If Machado is landed, I'm cool with Avi basically platooning against lefties in place of Palka/Alonso.

I've lurked for weeks, didn't feel the need to offer any opinion until today. Between the Stark report and the Nightengale tweet an hour later, I feel there is real smoke for the first time. I think this is beyond posturing now and real news on the Machado front is coming. Hopefully it's what we want to hear.