Dick Allen

By definition they are closer than they were in November unless they decide not to ever sign a contract.

If the deal was at the league office, there is no chance all of the mainstream guys would have zilch.

I don't know, I always thought if you had a team that lost 100 games, trying to improve would be implied, not praised. Everyone gets a trophy.

LH for Hector Noesi

Rabbit also had a lot of stuff a couple offseasons ago.

As dense as I am, WSD and the rest of barstool job is to get attention.

I would rather have no info than bad info, and we really haven’t had a lot of solid info on this board this year even with the huge leap in the number of supposed insiders.

I think he had a couple that year. He is also good at finding out the minor leaguers in trades.

I think there has been more insider talk this year than all the previous years I was on here combined, and except for when chili said Herrera was coming in, and then signed a couple of days later, none of it panned out. No one scooped the Nova or Alonso or Colome trades. No one scooped the McCann signing. The best was the guy leaking RH was upset about the leaking and then said decision day was coming two weeks ago.

Whether it’s your friend or your sibling or your spouse or whatever, one of the most annoying things is when someone says they know something but they cannot tell you what it is.

Especially now. Pitchers and catchers report in a couple of weeks. It almost a certainty the White Sow will make at least a couple moves before then. If they do, remember to give me credit.

That’s right. If you cannot share it, then don’t imply you know something. If your source doesn’t want anyone else to know then don’t say a peep. That includes eyeballs, and other hints you know something is up.

A team worried about leaks has someone send out a mass text or email to wannabe insiders and says don’t tell anyone. Makes sense. not

No wonder we have so many new insiders. They all get information they cannot share, and then if the team makes a move, that’s what they knew all along. So far, except for chili’s Herrera note, all the insiders on this board are 0 fer this winter.

How would anyone know what he knows if he hasn’t said a peep about it?

If he hasn’t said a peep about it, how would you know what he knows?

What are they bidding, and if Lozano had picked up the pace, are you saying there is no way they would have bid?

Probably not, but I doubt they are making any. Patrick Corbin did his fast and once you say it's time for the final bids, you get the final bids. He scored big. It's not like any team is going to notice they have an extra $100 million laying around.

They are done with Cleveland, so it might be close.

When will Roger Bossard be named Head Groundskeeper Emeritus, and Manny's lawn guy the new sodfather?

The Sox are at the table. We should all be thrilled. Actually signing means nothing. That said, I don't know how people conclude anything from these quotes. Hahn is actually complementing the fan base for not acting like a psycho took out their entire family if Manny goes elsewhere. I doubt anything has changed regarding his status since Thursday or Friday when it was assumed he would be a Soxfest surprise. Besides, everyone said Levine was full of crap when he mentioned the Sox offer. If SD suddenly enters the fray, doesn't it mean an 8 year $250 million offer really isn't on the table and Levine was probably correct? If they were willing to go there, why wouldn't they have been in since the beginning?

Doubtful they would add flights. If you aren’t checking bags, and willing to make a stop outbound, check skiplagged.com. You can get a round trip for about $180 and leave on the first at about 630 pm. Chicago is a hidden stop on that United flight.

Was there a ban bet?

Respond in kind I would think would mean the Sox gave them an offer, they didn’t respond with a counter proposal. Maybe they haven’t responded at all. Maybe they said thanks for the offer we’ll get back to you. But to me,Hahns comment implies lack of a counter.

This SD guy has to be full of shit. He actually said it could be done this weekend. Machado and his agent couldn't be big enough dicks and have that news come out while the Sox fan fest was going on. And no one else has it.