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I'd buy Chicago proper, but absolutely no shot on the suburbs. Even still, they have more fans than most.

That will always be a bad trade, I don't care that they got bailed out by a rain delay.

Good lord, the Cubs are not signing either of them and we have known this for 3 months. And Manny Machado isn't taking a one year deal to chase hypotheticals.

Aaaaaaaand that's how get agents to never negotiate with you again

They have 130 million committed according to spotrac. Also Hamels needs to be replaced and they don't have a young arm to do it.

That's a Sox perception problem, not a South Side problem.

Plenty of people want to come to Chicago. The South Side part is completely irrelevant.

The Cubs aren't signing any big fish until Lester and Heyward are gone. And even then the big fish might just be keeping Bryant and Baez around.

It's embarrassing that this is even a possibility

Okay that's fine, Dan Lozano would be an absolute moron to operate under that assumption.

As their Arb guys continue to balloon, they need to build a bullpen, and add a starter or 3. Plus there's two 3rd basemen almost equally as attractive next year. The money is not going to be there in twelve months.

No, no and no

If Manny Machado signs a 1 year deal I will eat my hat

That is exactly why it's so frustrating.

ugggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Careful with that. Talk gets pretty racy around the lockers, as we've learned

PECOTA is purely numerical. Obviously, that fact isn't present in any numbers.

Of course not, why would they? That doesn't mean he won't

That's only if you think Fulmer wasn't DOA, which I am inclined to.

I think it's even better example of how people look WAY too highly at prospects.

Harper to Phils, agree. I refuse to believe Machado is in the bag until he's, well, in the bag. This is still the White Sox after all.

Sox aren't the only team that would want Joc

Don't really see how this has an effect on any of that

Deals done for 4 players according to bowden

IS that a Chippendale?