fathom

If you think about it, it’s an extra 2-2.5 million a year. More than worth it for not being able to afford an incredible player like James McCann.

Or have an incredibly inflated view of how players view the culture and prestige of the organization.

He’s a DH only. If Sox really are interested in these guys, then they are 100 percent trading one of Jose or Alonso.

No, sure seems like a teammate/friend told him Manny is signing with the Yankees next week. Clark isn’t an idiot, as he even retweeted the story again in the last hour

How would they be able to comment if they didn’t talk to that same player?

I really want the Sox to get Manny. With that said, him being on the Sox could be a total disaster if they struggle a few years. It’s also funny to think of Ricky micromanaging Manny like he’s a high school softball player.

Supposedly this is Holy Innocents Day and considered like April’s Fools

Who’s to say Yonder doesn’t know by now?

Because he doesn’t want to take his physical in NY until after New Years so he can be with his family this week? Also, who knows, maybe he thought it would be incredibly awkward to announce around Christmas he was going to Yankees and then spend the next week hanging out with the same guy who was trying to recruit him to a different team?

Not in today’s twitterverse

He used to work for the Orioles. Again IIRC, their fans respected his scoops last year.

Alonso for Gray

My thoughts are the Manny could easily have told someone like Schoop that he’s going to sign with Yanks after NYE. I would guess Schoop has a better relationship with Clark than the national guys.

Sox can have a good offer and Manny takes less for the Yankees and it wouldn’t mean that the Sox were being cheap. No one is saying he signs with Yankees for 15 mil a year.

And we don’t get nice things because you’re not good at your job.

This is against everything I usually believe in, but people need to be patient with Hahn for the next few months. Still a lot of transactions possible around the majors.

Yep he was all over the Manny trade market last offseason. IIRC, Orioles fans respected his insight.

a lot better chance than Harper, IMO

doesn't matter what we think, but the Sox were clearly thinking they had a chance

no reason to have Yonder on the team if true.

that's not good, Clark knows him from Baltimore

sure, why wouldn't that make sense from a pure baseball trade value standpoint (not saying I'dwant the Sox to do this)

Not saying it wouldn't hurt, but I can't see Mariners giving up Haniger without getting some pitching prospects back. With Dunning's elbow and Hansen's yips, unfortunately Cease is really the only one with significant trade value.

or what if they get Manny, and then make a 3-way deal with something like this: White Sox get: Encarnacion, Haniger Mariners get: Cease, two Astros prospects Astros get: Abreu

Who knows, maybe this is their plan B and they go after Haniger as well? I would be stunned (and livid) if their plan B is simply to get Encarnacion if they miss on the big guys.