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well this might be my favorite blog post ever

Anderson to CF, Manny to SS, Yoan to 3B, Dozier to 2B

Hopefully this opens up more chances for Alex Call, but was he even one of the top 40 prospects in the system?

Yes, if the Yankees end up offering him the most money, he's almost definitely going there. But if they offer less years/money and the Sox/Phillies end up being equal, this is a move that absolutely helps out.

well no one will go to games this year outside of opening day, Eloy debut, Cubs games and bobblehead giveaways. If 2019 looks like 2018, Hahn is probably fired.

if the Sox thought it would marginally help them, why not just mention it to Manny as something they could do to entice him if he agrees to go there?

"As we move forward in the rebuild, it's important that we acquire veteran leadership. Yonder brings left handed power that should flourish at the Cell and he's familiar with Ricky from his Padres days and will be a good mentor to our young players. We will continue to look for creative ways in which to acquire premium assets without losing sight of our long-term flexibility"

That's the thing, on the surface, this move makes very little sense given who they already have. That should be seen as a good thing.

I think it's because so many people got obsessed with Harper (who still could be in play), but every sign besides what was reported in the media is that Machado has always been their main target. I know most of us don't trust the front office, but Hahn would have to be a true idiot to do this deal without talking with Manny's agent beforehand.

Some people are crazy on here. This should make people optimistic.

Maybe I’m being naive, but it’s not like Hahn and Manny’s agent haven’t talked. I have a very hard time thinking this was done just to increase the chance by 1%. If this was any other team getting Yonder, we would have locked the thread for manny

I know I keep bringing up college recruiting metaphor, but it feels like we just hired the 5 star players AAU coach to be an assistant.

I think Jose gets dealt. Getz said the other day that Eloy is basically a LF

So if the Sox do miss out on Manny or Harper, this has all been a sick joke that trolls the fan base? If you see Jon Jay or Adam Jones signed this weekend, all hands on deck.

Palka to SS, Anderson to catcher?

Where does he play if Abreu is there?

Put it this way....if Phillies or Yanks did this, we would think Manny was lost cause

It absolutely doesn’t hurt and I would be beyond stunned if they brought him in, traded Abreu and didn’t have a plan

The timing of this makes me wonder if the Harper-Dodgers thing is legit and this is plan b

Better be a package deal

And I’m pretty sure I jokingly said it a month ago

Probably

You don’t say

Ummmmmm

Well sowa got one right, which is basically one more right than anyone else besides that mariners insider. The Sox have made 3 moves so far this offseason and there wasn’t a hint of rumors about any of Rhein (outside Colome from mariners insider)