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Sox. Announced late tomorrow morning.

Okay, for psychos on Twitter and on a message board

Silly raBBit, teasing is for a bunch of news-hungry psychos on a message board

I would hope the Sox step up and add the 8th year to get it done if that's the case.

Very accurate re-cap.

Maybe because of the Jay signing, but I expect some more smoke today.

For all we know, the Sox and Machado are deep in negotiations and he's excited about having a team built around him, but he's asking for some friends/family to be a part of the team in 2019. We, as fans, know that even with the addition of Machado this team needs more in 2019 to a bit more competitive. Jon Jay, albeit not exciting at all, is an upgrade over Engel. And it's $4M, that's not a big deal. It sounds strange that the Sox would acquire these guys (Alonso, Jay) on short deals when they are somewhat redundant, but if it helps to get Machado signed who cares?

Seems like a good deal. Plus, it shows chili's source was right. Good news for Machado?

It's truly beginning to sound like there are no 10-year deals out there for Machado, and the Sox may have the strongest offer right now. A 7-year deal at $30M-$35M per would be great.

Let's hope the Yankees don't call a timeout and screw everything up.

Maybe this will be the week when something actually happens.

He’s signing with the Phillies as we speak.

Keep in mind the Bears are playing Philadelphia. ?

I could see a 7 year deal with options after. Maybe potential 10 year total at $320M or so.

In regards to landing both Harper and Machado, I would think the chances are pretty low. Not "so you're saying there's a chance" low, but low nonetheless. However, if the Sox were willing to spend the money, it would probably be enticing for either guy to play for a team the other is playing on. The interest for Harper to sign with the Sox would probably increase if they sign Machado (and vice versa). And the Sox have the money. They could sign both and grab Ottavino and add $80M to the payroll...and their payroll would still be relatively low for 2019. I honestly don't see it happening. I think the more likely scenario is that they sign one and stop pursuing the other. I think Machado signs first, and there's a decent chance he signs with the Sox. However, if he signs elsewhere, the Sox will go hard after Harper.

I can already see what will happen. There will be spikes of supposed activity that will result in a flurry of tweets and posts. Then, one day when we're bored and nothing is seemingly going on he'll sign. SoxTalk will lock up, shouts (good or bad) will be bellowed, computers will be hugged (or punched), and we'll all madly search for one of previous posts to share and say, "see, I told you guys this would happen!"

Yeah, signing Machado does a lot for this team, but if (and when) it happens, I can't wait to see the meltdowns by New Yorkers and the media.

What new rumor today will spring an explosion of posts? Will we be more optimistic today, or will we be ready to punch a computer screen?

Oh, let us have fun! This has been the best day for positive news, and we're just dreaming right now. If it all falls apart, we'll curl up in balls and sob ourselves to sleep thinking of a Harpchado-less 2019.

I can't imagine that he hasn't made up his mind. For all we know, he's finalizing a deal with someone this week.

First we've heard in a while that the Sox were confident about Harper. I like hearing that the Cubs are not a factor...right now at least.

I thought that was bucket. I recognized the pic.

Everything, except for Levine's babbling points to the Sox making competitive offers to these guys. The Sox could possibly be offering only 7 years but with a bunch of money. However, I believe they are offering more than 7 years for both of these guys.

What the Sox have to offer at the MLB level is somewhat irrelevant, especially if what they can offer for the future is promising. And that's exactly what the Sox have going on right now. One of these guys has the opportunity to THE centerpiece of a potential perennial contender for quite a while. Obviously we can't count on every prospect living up to their expectations, but even if some hit this team is going to be good. Adding a Machado or Harper makes them a lot better and would result in the team making more moves. But to your point, a metric shit-ton of money speaks very loudly.

I don't believe this at all. This goes against everything else we've heard, especially the Sox feeling really good about landing one of them. Unless, however, these purported 7 year deals are for a shit-load per year. Something like 7/$300M.