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They already have a 3B who is decent in Franco and signing Harper would directly have the impact of taking away from a divisional rival, the Phillies also have a clear lack of outfield talent (McCutcheon is fading, youngsters are not difference makers) and he's already familiar with the division and its pitchers.

How about we get Jeff Bezos to send "sweet nothings" texts extolling the Yankees...that would make virtually anyone turn tail and run in the opposite direction.

Just makes way too much sense for Harper to end up there...whatever the number is between $300~330 million, he will likely only play there 2 or 3 seasons with the opt out.

If he voluntarily started sending money, that would set a precedent in terms of support and be difficult to escape. Seems that is one of the overriding concerns here. I know what the "old school" response would be from my dad, were he still around, but that era of personal responsibility and duty died off somewhere in the 80s or 90s.

But it's more short term veterans other than Hoskins that's carrying it...unless they can extend Nola. They have Realmuto for just two years. How much longer will Arrieta be effective...essentially as their #2? It feels more like the White Sox retooling the last decade, just with a much bigger payroll. Maybe the next 2~3 years with Philly makes more sense, but not necessarily long-term.

Somehow I have a feeling direct deposit would be the likelier case.

Wouldn't a real family member actually spell the name correctly?

The Mars lander was supposed to survive just 90 days but made it for over 14 years...this won't go on nearly that long.

C'mon JR, $300 million is actually nothing in the grand scheme of things! Here is something to think about, with $1.5 BILLION added to the national debt every single day… $62 million per hour… $1 million per minute… and more than $17,000 per SECOND. So for the 3-4 seconds you took to read this they spent $51,000+ that we don't have.

http://tv5.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/allstarweekend25973286/got-next-nba-case-giannis-luka-more 5 picks for the next "face of the NBA" after LBJ.

He averaged around 300 per season. http://www.espn.com/nfl/qbr/_/sort/cwepaRuns

But same type of offensive system that depends on getting outside the pocket, making rapidfire decisions, uptempo, utilizing all the offensive weapons, especially TE. Drew Tate at Iowa was another QB of similar height a decade ago who was highly successful in college. Manziel, Mayfield and Murray are all from Texas and came out of spread or 8 man football...Tate, too...of course, we can also look at Texas Tech and Houston "system" QBs flopping.

They didn't impress against Iowa either...other than that dude with the foreign name, Brazdeikis. Also, no Duke/Coach K hype after last night?

Did anyone call? Thanks for the 2001 entertainment, Jose.

Yelich might not repeat, but Cain's defense should stand up and Arcia looks like he could really progress coming off his fine postseason play. They also go 8~9 deep in their starting pitching depth, and that's going to be quite meaningful over a long season.

Retirees are really getting hammered, not exactly a SoxTalk well-represented group. Let me add, recognize that your taxes may also be much lower in retirement if you make an intelligent choice to relocate from a high tax state to a low tax state. State, and sometimes local, income taxes can take a huge chunk out of your retirement income if it is taxable. The end of state and local income tax deductions on Federal returns means the retired taxpayer bears the full brunt of those taxes. Also, many states with income taxes also tax Social Security. Another factor to bear in mind when relocating for tax purposes is that not all low tax states are created equal in terms of the future tax outlook due to the overhang of unfunded and underfunded liabilities.

Are they having another independent camp this spring for all the unsigned players? Guess it's unlikely either whale would go, but late starts over the last five years have really hurt a number of players and their signing teams. Luckily, Sox don't have to care much about that, at least..

Didn't one of the projection models have them in 3rd or 4th place with a sub .500 record? Probably Pecota. At any rate, the White Sox still might not be competitive with Harpchado combined until 2021. They would roll out of the gate as NL East favorites if they both signed, although obviously Atlanta and Washington will be both be tough tasks for anyone.

With Realmuto now in place, those three year opt out deals for getting both Harper and Machado to sign with the Phillies make even more sense. Stupid money, remember. $650~700, as opposed to $800 million worth. Better chance at a World Series together (paired w Segura, McCutcheon, Robertson) and with only the Dodgers looming as realistic NL threats unless the Cubs get a huge resurgence from their starting pitching.

Are we going to blame parents/students (for lacking in initiative and drive), the government or capitalism as practiced today in America? I majored in English, minored in poli sci and history...two masters degrees, zero student loans. One, I chose instate tuition Iowa over NU and Notre Dame because I didn't want to waste my parents' money. Two, I got a graduate assistantship position based on GRE scores. Another degree was 50% paid for through government subsidies, very similar program to Teach For America. Used two education stipends from AmeriCorps national voluntary service for the other half. Less money for 9 years than my Chinese students spend for one or two months in American universities today.

I taught in two public high schools in Kansas City, average ACT score of those who even dreamed of going to college (roughly 1 out of 3) was 13.5 or so. My current Chinese international school that's over $20k per year in tuition (not including SAT, IELTS, TOEFL training and prestigious Ivy League summer camps in the US) has an SAT average of over 1500 in the IB and SO programs, with about half at perfect 800s for math. 11 going to Oxford or Cambridge, 2 to Univ of Chicago, 1 to Duke, Johns Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon, over 15 to UCLA or USC, 11 to NYU, etc. Those Chinese parents invest all that tuition money into their childrens' futures. Our students never have a real job until 21/22 or 23/24 in many cases, when they finish MA/MS/MBA programs.

Unless the Yankees are actually at $180~200 million for six or seven years.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/favorite-emerged-sign-bryce-harper-235111205.html We're not even connected to the top five choices on the current Harper odds. Surprisingly, the Cubs aren't listed at least. San Francisco Giants +100 (1/1) San Diego Padres +250 (5/2) Philadelphia Phillies +400 (4/1) Los Angeles Dodgers +750 (15/2) Washington Nationals +1000 (10/1)

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/trumps-tax-scam-some-taxpayers-get-unwelcome-surprise-after-filing-returns-201206749.html

Not as much as it happening in 2021 22 23 24, etc.