fathom

But don't you think that if they wanted Harper, they wouldn't have signed Hamels if the knew it would take them out of the running? I think they'll keep Heyward and move Zobrist and Chatwood (including Happ and prospects). They still need to spend some money on relief pitching, as I've thought all along that Andrew Miller is a perfect fit for them.

so assuming he's correct, what does waiting for an answer mean?

Baez is supposed to be their SS, and they're rumored to be after Tulo

thanks Orlando, hadn't seen those

And FWIW, Tom Loxas retweeted someone today who predicted that Harper would eventually sign with the Cubs. Loxas has had good sources in the past and was pessimistic about their chances until the last week.

If you look at the "experts" on the MLB Network (all of them tend to be former players), none of them are going to say "x" player is going to sign with the team that gives them the most money, even if they're a horrible organization. They're all going to say "x" player wants to win.

Perfectly said, and also more reason this feels like if the Sox can lock up one of these guys, it can be a watershed moment for the organization. Outside of 2 innings by Kopech and Abreu's walk off slam against Tampa, what has really happened positively for this organization over the last 5 or so years? That desperately needs to change.

So far so good IMO. It's like getting a prospective recruit to not commit on their official visit.

So after thinking about this more, the easy choice is Samardzija, followed by Austin Jackson. Both are for reasons relating to college athletics and then sucking for the Sox as well.

I'm still confused why they ever brought over Stanton. Harper would have been such a better fit.

True but doesn’t help that just as the Sox have hit rock bottom, the Cubs have gone on a great 4 year stretch. It’s been the perfect storm towards irrelevancy for the Sox. Getting Manny or Harper would be an incredible boost for the Sox franchise. Getting neither and the Cubs getting one of them would be the nail in the coffin.

I’m betting they left Gibson’s at 11:30 and that’s where the ten hour mark came from

So she knows where to go when she visits Yonder during the season

Two questions I would love to hear answered: - was JR at the meeting - did the Sox meet with him on Tuesday?

Cause clearly the agent wanted a good dinner

https://mobile.twitter.com/martinonyc/status/1075440304629657600 https://mobile.twitter.com/martinonyc/status/1075481718495346689

If he signs with Yanks, Hal can then mention to the media how they had these discussions and he’s comfortable with Manny.

Or so Machado could meet with Hal in person

It’s too early to tell, as maybe he’s meeting them for dinner after the funeral. I think the more intriguing this is if the Sox really did meet twice with Manny.

Just throwing this out there as a very slim reason why he was in town yesterday, but who knows, maybe they did his physical so this can be finalized this weekend?

I think the shorter meeting has more to do with the funeral. With that said, this is definitely not a bad thing. If it was a 90 minute “let’s set up your press conference agenda to sign with the Yankees next week” meeting, then the Sox never had a prayer.

Yep, Cubs signing Harper would be a good way for the Sox to be even more irrelevant in Chicago, which seemingly isn’t possible

Sox had someone in attendance at his workout https://sports.yahoo.com/time-will-tell-whats-store-troy-tulowitzki-working-nearly-dozen-teams-011736651.html

what's this from?

He's a big shot in the financial industry, so he could easily know someone/something