The Beast

I think we are both on the same page, I am not suggesting I would want Encarnacion at third, the move just doesn’t make sense. As annoying as it would be to have Yolmer at third against would make sense until they bring in Arenado or some other stud to play.

An announcement and some clarification on what they are planning to do. I am beyond confused by the Encarnacion rumors other than it wouldn’t take much to get him and he could hold down third base for a year. Jose Martinez would make sense if one of or both Alonso and Abreu were sent packing. I don’t understand what the plan is and time is going to tell. I think Machado is as good as a Yankee and would put money on it if I bet.

I hope that is the case, especially for the remaining free agents - Moustakas and Pollock to name a few.

One would hope they would have learned from their ignorance. Tatis Jr. would agree.

I wonder if their tune changed because of Kopech getting hurt and if that impacted either whale’s decision not to come here.

Spoken like two individuals with blind optimism.

It would make zero ****ing sense.

Then the Alonso trade doesn’t make much sense then and I was one of the people that said it had nothing to do with Machado. It did, unless they are going to move Abreu. I don’t want them to save face, I want the long term holes the Sox have filled and I want to see a stud play for this team instead of mediocrity we have seen over the years. Filling third base with someone other than Yolmer Sanchez would have been huge. I thought Machado would be a natural for here, whereas Harper might not be since there are a plethora of outfielders in the minor leagues. I would like to see a starting pitcher be signed in free agency over the next year or so, a third baseman like Arenado be signed or acquired and more pieces to be added. I am all for the rebuild but I want to see pieces that supplement the rebuild and I have not seen that yet. I do not want to just see bad contracts taken on without much gain in terms of prospects. Hopefully it happens next offseason.

If their rebuild sucks, fails and nobody wants to come here then screw them. Homegrown talent needs to pan out at high rates for the rebuild to matter, especially if players don’t come here.

I will be more pissed that management didn’t have a good plan B if the whales weren’t going to sign.

Screw them if they do think the acquisitions they have made or Encarnacion are acceptable big acquisitions this offseason.

Where is that string of iPhone text messages showing that when you need it? Like Clark’s tweet, they had a chance at being right. Theories can always be thrown out there when there’s nothing out there to prove anything.

If that troll fuck turns out to be wrong, I hope people really give it to him on social media and in person.

How so?

I can’t wait for January to end so that winter is closer to being over, Harper and Machado will have signed somewhere and the roster takes place. Rumors without tweets need more color to them.

Yep, it’s just a rumor until the news is posted.

This person doesn’t have an obligation to repeat himself, but threads that don’t have updates and just chatter are meaningless save for discussion until a move is announced.

What do we know? Has the poster followed up with an update or responded to posts?

Your last question is a good one. I would take on bad contracts to pick up more prospects, especially if they are going to suck in 2019 without Harper or Machado. You would think that the Cubs would have to trade a package off their roster to get rid of Heyward, although if the Sox traded for Greinke they might have to give up more and get less in return.

Probably, unless they want to package Happ or Contreras and prospects to go with Heyward.

At least it isn’t more of, “oh well if we suck, the talent isn’t here yet” kind of bullshit.

Then what the hell was it that was so secret that it couldn’t be shared? It better be shared after Harper or Machado sign. We better piece all of the information together to see who was full of shit, who needs to be blamed and where the pitchforks need to go.???

And the Sox need to get their Mike Trout to lock him up and lay him handsomely, whoever that may be.

Is the Dodgers trade the secret move that couldn’t be posted and had to go to a moderator to confirm? It wasn’t peavy44 who posted it, it was someone else.

If the White Sox miss out on Machado and he signs elsewhere, do they trade for Puig, if the Reds want to unload him? Maybe they sign Moustakas as well? Or do the Dodgers sign A.J. Pollock, Dallas Keuchel and trade for Corey Kluber and Harper goes elsewhere? (Unlikely.)