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He probably stayed in River North, if he stayed over night.

There is no one with that name that even works for the Philly Inquirer.

Yep. Also looked at that before I even read the rumor. People need to refrain from posting non-blue check mark tweets.

This is very true.

So what is this more like, we hired the AAU coach of a high school basketball recruit or we got a commitment from a high school recruit's low three-star teammate?

Ya, the weather thing is overrated. But anyway, if it's Chicago, NY and Philly, all have bad weather.

The idiot predicting Harper to whichever team you root for. That's how it seems to go these days.

I have a hard time buying this. The Sox have made their intention known they want one of Harper and Machado. KW and Hahn have even seemed confident in getting one of them. They know they would have no shot at getting one of them being cheap. In fact, the opposite is true. They know that, because of their lack of on-field success, they need to offer the most or near the most.

I have a hard time believing that the prospect of playing with a friend for one year and at most two years will sway a player to sign a 10-year contract with that team.

Sox have def opened themselves up to massive ridicule and criticism if they do not get one of Harper and Machado.

No offense, so is nearly every other team.

What??

Because he is about to sign a contract that could very well take him into retirement, and he wants to make an educated and informed decision about who that team will be.

I think people are just sick of losing and seeing the first prospects of the rebuild fail (Giolito/Moncada).

Sox don't need mentors/leaders, they need guys who can consistently churn out 3+ WAR seasons. Spare me Adam Jones.

There's nothing wrong with the "plan." But I still do not believe the Sox have done enough in terms of scouting and player development to truly effectuate the plan. That's my gripe. Hahn was right to tear it down and build through prospects.

With Josh Fields at 3B.

This is where I am at. I really don't care about minor league performance because I've seen enough great minor league seasons produce nothing in the major leagues.

I don't mind the approach necessarily, but the scouting/development is still as bad as any organization in MLB.

I am still waiting for the years of crappy baseball to reward us in the draft. Still don't have one player we've drafted high besides Sale amount to anything more than a serviceable player.

It’s because Boras and Harper are taking their time.

Also very true.

He's only played three games at GRF, and it was in 2016, I would say just due diligence on this part.

Actual true story: A good friend of mine from college works in the front office of an NBA team, and he told me they would never tell anything to anyone outside of upper management until the ink was basically dry.

Honestly cannot even tell if this is pure sarcasm.