Dick Allen

If Machado signed with the White Sox, the most unhappy person will be Scott Boras as he can still try to use them to up some bids, but it isn’t going to work.

Kimbrel is the guy left without a chair in musical chairs. He hasn’t been paying attention the last couple of offseasons.

Usually how these things end, some team winds up going nuts. Maybe one that has. Been reported all along, or maybe one that has hardly been mentioned.hopefully the Sox won’t have to, but if they have do, hopefully they are prepared.Theres overpaying Adam Dunn, and overpaying Manny Machado or Bryce Harper. The last two should be easier for an owner to swallow.

As someone who bought Clark’s report, it was BS and he cannot spin that it wasn’t. He said final offers were in and he chose the Yankees. Even if he signs with the Yankees, he was wrong.

That's about the equivalent of Ricketts threatening to take the Cubs to Rosemont. The Sox aren't going to win in 2019. Unfortunately, they have all the time in the world for this to play out. Others not so much.

No matter where Machado and Harper sign, one thing is for sure, their representation will let everyone know they left money on the table. Whether that money was truly achievable is another issue.

No chance. It may be an ureasonable amount, but there is an amount.

Engel was a 0.2 fWAR, Jay a 0.8. Jay is going to be 34 years old. Do you think he's heading higher? If it's an upgrade, it's not one that is going to help the team contend for the division. I get being sick of Engel. I am sick of watching him try to hit as well. I think Leury is a better option than Jay at this point. He'll probably get hurt, but I think he will perform better if he can get some consistent playing time. That said, Jon Jay wasn't acquired to take the White Sox to the AL Central penthouse.

This version of caulfield is so much better than when the Royals were in their heyday. He was clearly a Royals fan back then. I would bet every penny I ever make he used to waltz around China with a Royals hat on backwards. But he left them and is back to the Sox. Plus I must admit his movie reviews are stellar. I have seen probably 10 based on his review and have only slightly disagreed with his assessment a couple of times if that.

Which is why they are actually making bids for Machado and Harper.

That's the $300 million question. It's getting old. Time for at least one of these guys to get serious and say it's time for the final bids. I don't think, these teams are going to find any more extra money under the cushions. It's almost like they are catering to the twitter bullshit artists.

No one has any idea what the Nats current offer to Harper is except Harper and his people and the Nats, and if there is some collusion going on, other MLB owners. No one knows where the Sox stand in their bid except Machado and his agent, and whoever he gives the information. There is so much BS out there, with a dash of truth. We won't know what is what until it's over.

How would he know if the White Sox were the high offer? What kind of negotiator would Machado's agent be if he told teams, well, right now you have the high bid?

This Saturday Goose Island on Fulton is setting up a goal post. If you can kick a 43 yd. FG you can win free beer for a year.

Chris Duncan, Dave's son, and former Cardinal, is a radio guy in St. Louis. He just took a permanent leave to battle cancer. Permanent leave makes one think this isn't good. Hope he beats it.

Only if it fails. If it works, it's genius. But the hey nice try doesn't fly. It doesn't fly with Avi Garcia. It doesn't fly with Adam Engel. They bust their ass every game, but no one wants them around. If RH, KW bust their ass and try everything and it fails, same thing. Find the door.

Like I originally posted, $4 million is nothing, $9 million is nothing, but eventually it adds up to something if this turns out to be a fail. We don't know if it will be a fail. In fact, I assume they have a better idea than any of us that is what was required and it is going to work. If they are just throwing shit against the wall,and it doesn't work, it's embarrassing. He would probably appreciate it just as much if you just gave HIM the $13 million, and at least if he said no you wouldn't be stuck paying more to suck just as much.

Man, you sure are going to great lengths to defend the signing of Jon Jay even if Machado doesn't come along. Keep in mind the last time Jon Jay put up at least a 2.0 fWAR was 2012.

In a Tribune article a few years ago, White Sox investors claimed they have never taken a dividend.

The Sox were always going to have to pay a we suck tax. Hopefully this is part of it. If they have to pay the tax and still not get the player, then it would be more than kind of sad.

If they aren't acquiring these guys knowing something we cannot know, it is ridiculous. If Manny's camp is saying you get so and so and I will sign, it is brilliant. If Theo spent $13 million bringing in mediocre players to attract a HOFer, and the HOFer still blew him off, we would all be laughing our asses off.

And they don't take that profit out. They allegedly put it back into the team.

Because this isn't Little League, where it's not if you win or lose, but how you play the game. This is if you win or lose. If they lose and spend $13 million on top of that, it takes that failure up a notch.

I am not faulting them at all if it works. In fact I gave them so much credit, I thought trading for Alonso made it a done deal. Maybe this does as well. But if I have to see Yolmer at 3B in 2019 with Jay in CF and Alonso at 1b/DH, and Manny playing for NYY or PHI, yeah, I am going to fault the front office. The money is never inconsequential.

Say you have $20k in the bank you would consider spending money. You decide, you know what, I need a blow out vacation. I am going to spent $15k on it. The next year your car breaks down, you need a new one. Would your car budget be higher, lower or the same had you not spent the $15k on the vacation? I cannot understand how anyone cannot get the logic that money spent now is money that will not be in the bank for later. It is the very reason the White Sox are even mentioned when Machado and Harper come up.