Dick Allen

Yes, but for now he is putting up sub .700 OPS in A ball and can't stay on the field, and except for the AFL , hasn't hit a homer in the US yet. Right now, he isn't on the radar until at least 2021. By then there will be other spots.

To me it's just too much movement. Hopefully, Manny signs, plays 3B, keeps TA at SS, keep Moncada at 2B. If Moncada's issues persist, and Madrigal is pushing at the door, maybe move him to CF. Or if TA takes a step back, then move him to CF and play musical chairs. I would guess they would want to sort this out as quickly as possible, and hopefully eventually either TA or Moncada is going to have to play the OF or 1B. That would mean Madrigal has developed and Manny is in the fold.

The good news is he was a +5 DRS as a SS with the Dodgers. So he is probably not as bad a SS as his overall numbers suggest. Some felt the problem was positioning. I guess Buck isn't into analytics. But playing 3B is obviously ideal.

It appears playing SS is going to be a thing. It would be much easier if he would just play 3B for his money. But moving Anderson to 2B or 3B shouldn't be an issue. It's a shame if he has to move though. He was really improving at SS.

Brother in Law and workout buddy trumps Orioles coach. I hope.

Nothing you haven’t heard. The lady from YES basically said if Maany wants the most money and years, it won’t be from the Yankees. She thinks he will have to sacrifice too much. They also hinted the Phillies prefer Harper.

Then they came back and it was White Sox, White Sox, White Sox.

Watching MLBN. They are about to talk Machado, The tease only mentioned the Phillies and Yankees.

If the Sox never traded for Shields, is Machado even a consideration?

What if he does an Instagram Cliff Alexander and shows the Chicago skyline a beef, deep dish, a hot dog with no ketchup, and then goes somewhere else?

They have Cano at 2B and Frazier at 3B. One of them is playing 1B or Frazier is getting traded.

If he is signing before next week chances are it will be announced some time today or early tomorrow. People generally don't pay much attention to the news late Friday through the weekend.

He's also a Michigan man. And Northwestern. He's no dummy.

I think when these guys sign, the teams that were in that don't get one, their fans will be ticked off. Most teams aren't in, so they couldn't care less. The only ones that will be happy will be the fans of the team or teams that get them, and that would be the same if they signed on day 1 of free agency.

Rick Hahn could give a 3 hour speech, and sound interesting, make some great points, and when you walk away, you will realize he just gave you nothing. It's pretty impressive.

Hahn has to know something. I still don't think there is any chance he gets Alonso and Jay if he doesn't know that nets Machado.

You and I have different definitions of entertaining.

But you are following along.

Was McCann available?

As a fan of any team, that is easier said than done. Especially when you are talking record deals.

Rumors are fun when they don't go on and on for months. NFL, NBA, NHL free agent rumors. MLB, NHL, NBA trade deadline rumors, all a good time even if they are BS. The problem is there is more BS in one of these signings than there is for the other leagues as a whole, and most of what you hear in the NBA is BS.

Maybe that is why they are having these conferences. So the players can reiterate they really aren't what we all know they are.

Did they have one for McCann?

But, why have a phone conference.?You know what the questions are going to be, and Jay isn't going to be talking about himself.

Wouldn't you think most everyone, including Jay, knows why the Sox signed him? I understand not wanting him to be introduced as part of the plan to produce Machado, but does he have to say he's been after him for years? He's been readily available, and not exactly expensive.