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If we don't see them fire back with Bruce, I could see it being a back off this guy is ours message but who's to say

I'd be perfectly content to play Leury with a dash of Engel on the weak side of a platoon.

You'll never get me to buy the NL players = bad thing. Adam Laroche was a bad move when it happened. Adam Dunn was old. Frazier was actually mostly fine. It ain't 1975.

Fair enough, I just thought it was kinda funny.

Also, If Wheeler signs here, the Machado money will almost literally all have been spent in one off-season.

Bout a win + less concern he comes here and forgets how to play baseball.

My only expectation is I will be blindsided by it wherever he ends up

I normally try to avoid this comparison, buuuuuuuuuuuuut should they land Wheeler it's almost uncanny how much the Sox off season is shaping up like the 14-15 cubs. A less sexy Jon Lester, a much more sexy Miggy Montero and someone is going to be a Dexter Fowler.

I think it makes Cleveland completely incapable of being any good.

FWIW this actually already seems quicker. Machado didn't come to Chicago until like January right?

When do we start saying this thing will be wrapped up in the next few days for three months?

Please God no.

I'm still shell shocked by Semien/Tatis, so I'm pretty ambivalent about the Joc thing.

90% sure Bob was the kiss of death, but I'll hope I'm wrong.

Or Leury for that matter.

Yeah, would be a guy that drives Sox fans nuts though ala Frazier.

Less than worthless

There probably isn't a pressing need to Super 2 Madrigal. Maybe Robert, but I don't imagine either are down anywhere near that long.

Also, I could do without the noodle arm in right

There's an endearing goofiness about it. Even though he's trying to play people for fools, it feels like it's just playing around.

At that price point? Pass

We don't, but I'm fairly confident it's one of the 9 digit ones from a combination of reports that Wheeler is going to be a 100m dollar man and the Sox name still being tied to him and not starting to see smoke around Ryu or Bum.

Mediocre vs Bad yeah, it really doesn't matter. But being really good when the other team is shit is a huge deal and I really wish people would stop using 'The Cubs do not matter at all' as some smarter than you meatball bash. I have a ton of friends who were 10-12 in 05 and ended up growing up Sox fans with Cub fan parents. I'm sure the inverse is true now. Being better than the Cubs is good for the bottom line which is theoretically good for baseball purposes.

They did just way over pay Mike Moustakas after all

I get the feeling the Twins are holding this whole thing up