fathom

knowing how this offseason has gone, Manny will be at soxfest but only to hang out with Yonder and not sign anything.

this is correct

I think they die down a lot after this weekend. You'll see a lot of "he won't sign until Spring Training" posts.

From that same thread:

Don't know where else to put this, but you want to talk about rebuilding, maybe having a competent coaching staff would help:

I'm not saying they aren't, but I would rather see Palka get at bats than Alonso

But some of those 1-year deal guys are for veterans with very low ceilings that are likely to take away at bats from the younger guys that you might have wanted to give at bats to (i.e.Jay and Alonso instead of Palka and Delmonico). Again, I'm beyond fine with these moves if it means Machado. If not, it will be a giant mess.

and I agree with this, and that if Machado and Harper go elsewhere, there is no reason Hahn should keep his job.

The Cubs drafted phenomenally, which sped up their rebuild. The Sox rebuild could be significantly improved right now, but their first round picks have been a disaster (Fulmer, Collins, Burger).

You should care less what the fans think and more what the front office thinks. From the moves they've made and are trying to make, they sure seem to be talking themselves into being competitive next year at the latest.

You mean the Sox front office?

I will say this, every move Hahn has made seems to be with the idea they were getting Machado. If they don't get him, then god help this organization.

I'm a big fan of cashing in on Rutherford now if other teams are buying him as a legit top 100 prospect still. Don't forget the Marlins front office has a lot of people that drafted him, so they might either really like him or dislike him. The reason to cash in on Rutherford now is because Birmingham doesn't seem like it will be kind to his slugging pct.

I like Bryce Bush as a long-term prospect more than Rutherford, to be honest

That's a phenomenal deal for the Dodgers

1 yr, 3 mil for Brach. Seems like prices have dropped drastically across the board of late. Makes Herrera seem like a big overpay.

I was thinking the other lefty reliever

I'm betting it's a 3 way trade Sox/Dodgers/Marlins. Dodgers will get Realmuto and a lefty reliever, Marlins will Dodgers prospects and maybe someone like Delmonico and Sox get Pederson.

Quite a steal, would have loved that as an addition to a Machado deal

sure if it's part of 3-way deal, which it seems it would be for Marlins or Indians

At this point, I think we should all be rooting very hard for the Phillies to get Harper

Yep, I'm guessing one of 5 teams: Sox, Indians, Marlins, Reds, Braves

You better believe they’re careful about what they say this weekend. Ricky also did say today that the Sox have as good a chance as anyone to get Manny.

Gomez was first to mention 8/250