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If the best offer they have for him isn't the best offer available, I will be furious that they wasted my time.

Thaaaaaaaaat's a shame

That would be such a horrible way to lay the groundwork.

It doesn't matter if they get him. But if they don't, the perception is automatically going to snap to they were to cheap for the hundredth time. That's something of a problem. Maybe not a huge problem, but certainly a problem.

Interesting to see the way Kenny ranks the beat guys

He raises a a great point of the optics of all this headspinning. Even if it's not remotely true I get very irritated over how adamant these reports from the local guys are. Almost feels like I'm being chided for getting my hopes up.

This process is so incredibly dumb

clearly was speaking with the White Sox late into the evening last night and is continuing as we speak.

Pretty sure that is completely infeasible. If you don't meet the deadline who gets punished? Player? Team? Both? Good luck on getting either party to sign up for that.

With a whole lot of absolutely nothing going on

If the Nat's get harper then all bets are off wiith Machado. I just really don't think the he's going to the Nats

I see zero chance Machado comes close to 325.

That MLB tweet got taken down. Probably should not have come from an official mlb account

I'd put my money on Bob tbh

They won 97 games the year before

The Jay and Alonso signing were an effort to cut down/eliminate the 'You guys stink' tax.

I think OP was just pondering the possibility

Or unloading significant major league talent, which you would have to ask if it is even worth it.

Won't even entertain the idea

Don't think this adds credibility either way. Also there is something bizarre about how large the font on OFFERED is there.

That'll put him hitting Free Agency at a time where everyone thinks there is going to be a strike. Does a 30 y/o Manny get a 4 year $120 million+ contract?

I think that's a problem for once the other signs, and the team turns around puts an offer for the second. They're not going to drive up the price just for s's and g's.

But it could be 5

This is what we all said when Bruce and Bob immediately shot down the Passan report that the Sox were going to go 10+ years. I think Bruce is being WAY too solid with his statements not allowing for wiggle room though

Bruce and Nightengale have seemed to have their fingers on this better than Passan. So this kinda sucks.