Yep, one writer will tweet that X team is pushing aggressively, followed by someone tweeting progress is being made and then a little bit later, someone says there is a deal in place
Nightengale doesn’t even link the Sox to Harper in this interview
http://www.knbr.com/2019/02/11/bob-nightengale-predicts-what-giants-will-offer-bryce-harper-on-680/
Having Manny also gives them a chance to have a top offense down the road hopefully despite a few guys not living up to their billing. You can start dreaming of having 3 all stars annually if Yoan and Eloy figure it out.
Before I saw the actual video, I was hoping it was him announcing his wife was pregnant with a baby girl and that he'd be on the Sox? That would be a nice way to rehab your image as well.
From what I heard during the Super Bowl, these sites don't really care about prop bets very much and they're used to get novice bettors to use their book to bet more money on spreads, etc.
here are the things that would cause a meltdown if they happened, outside of both signing elsewhere on same day (in which case, melt away):
- Yankees trading Andujar
- Cubs trading Heyward
- Harper signing with a team that's not the Phillies
- Sox signing Moustakas
Hahn is the same person that said Sox fans won't care if Manny signed in December or March if he hits a walk-off homer. I really don't get the negativity today from so many.