fathom

Also makes you think they convinced themselves to go for it, so if 300 was matched, do they go back up to 320? No one will ever really know.

Nah, I think they sign Marwin Gonzales and Ervin Santana

Phillies not going to a huge number for Manny or Corbin is overrated. It's very likely they were reserved with those two because Bryce is their main target and they need to make sure to have enough to get him.

To be fair, one thing we don't know is if the Padres would have gone even higher than 10/300 if the Sox were willing to hit 300?

And don't worry, teams budget for 300 million dollar deals for a long time and won't just decide at the last second to throw their hat in the race

anything else of interest?

Don't worry, we now have Yonder saying how amazing San Diego is.

Hahn himself said the chances were less than 50/50...what a bunch of idiots

It's like this organization is purposefully trying to piss people off

poor Yonder

There is not a single White Sox fan that will care if it was a "panic bid"

Again, I don't think it will happen, but wouldn't you say this to make the Phillies think you're not a threat to blow them out of the water?

Yep, with the CBA in limbo, there's no way any significant free agent won't request an opt-out.

It's going to be awesome when the Phillies refuse to go higher than 300 for Harper, the Sox don't bid on him....and the Cubs trade Zobrist and others and steal him away. That would be the icing on this shit sandwich of a baseball decade.

So Fegan referenced that Hahn was having trade discussions with the Giants GM yesterday. Looking at that roster, I'm not even sure who the Sox would be interested in? Knowing how this offseason has gone, he's probably just helping the Giants clear money to sign Bryce.

Which is why they're better off just selling the team if they're going to be this stubborn.

I'm fine with them giving an absurd amount. At this point, it might be the only way to make them relevant the next few years.

Two things....first, did Nightengale really say that one of the incentives was tied to attendance? Also, this tweet is so true:

Did the Indians get into a plane crash?

They’ve actually added above average players this offseason....not family friends.

They literally had the answer to the test question all along (10/300), yet they kept trying to convince the teacher the answer wasn’t correct. I just don’t get it. Yesterday I was stunned, today I’m just pissed and can’t believe members of the media are sticking up for them.

Yep we somehow have spent 40 million and are worse than last year while having less players on the roster that could potentially become core pieces (Avi and Omar).

Harper won’t sign with a rebuilding team though. He wants to win, and right away.

Also Manny has no idea who the owner will be come years 9 and 10? What if it’s someone desperate to keep payroll low and does everything he can to make sure those benchmarks aren’t met. He chose the better deal, and it’s not even close. If the Phillies were willing to do opt-outs, I’m not so sure the Sox offer was even 2nd best.