southsider2k5

It could go until March, lol.

They have reporters for that. If the team wanted it out someone like Chuck Garfein would post it for them.

Exactly. Plus what does ownership gain from advertising their top number to the rest of MLB to beat?

No and no. If JR wanted something in the press he would leak it to a reporter like he always has. Not sure where Michael Reinsdorf would fit into this as he seems pretty busy running the Bulls into the ground. I also don't get the impression he needs to satisfy his ego boost for attention by creating a secret Twitter account to undermine his Dad's work. If the initials are intentional it is because someone out of the inner circle is trying to be cute, not because a Reinsdorf couldn't think of something smarter for a screen name than his own initials.

I do.

There is zero chance that any Reinsdorf is doing this.

That's a cute pivot. Yesterday you were telling me that Fulmer was too important to trade. Today he sucks. Impressive

In other words, the Sox haven't been given a number at which Machado's team said they would sign.

Is Aaron Bummer, Carson Fulmer, or Laz Rivera someone you think will be on our next playoff team?

I don't believe it for a second.

To sign on day 1? No way. People were talking about that as reasonable to start the winter.

On day 1 of free agency what amount do you think it would have taken to sign Machado right away? Without his taking the offer to other teams to try to beat?

Or So 5 years down the road we don't have to sell off our players again because we gave half a billion to one guy

And then Lazano comes back to say high bid is now 320m.

So 5 years down the road we don't have to sell off our players again because we gave half a billion to one guy

Soxtalk as a GM