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I keep thinking that it would give one side or the other the upper hand, but I can't exactly think of why. But yeah, some sort of deadline would be great. Maybe even 30 days before the first team reports in the spring

I don't understand how they can really make free agents sign sooner, and I don't really know why or how other sports don't seem to have this issue.

Cowboys win. Rams win. Let's get these playoffs going boys.

So this was another money saving move? All gearing up towards a run at Panarin?

Bird Box was pretty good. Very interesting the whole way through. Don't get people saying it was scary. Not scary, but certainly creepy and gross at times. Obviously wish they got in to the "who" and "why", but maybe it's better to leave the audience guessing.

If he was, I would hope he would't give it away like that.

Jesus dude

Might want to edit out that last bit. Might be getting to close to people figuring out your source.

I hope Rosenthal's people leaked it to him. What a fucking boss move that would be.

"Most teams"?? Come on now.

That's super weak. I thought a team lost draft picks.

I can't answer that. But where Machado ends up doesn't change that equation at all.

Wait, are you sure there is no loss of draft pick at any time for exceeding luxury tax rules? So a team like the Red Sox would just simply move from like pick #32 to #42? That's it?

You are absolutely kidding yourself if you think Theo and Jed are the only ones in the loop for major moves with the team.

That kid has a loose grasp on any grammar skills, so the fact that he is claiming to be a newspaper editor in one of his tweets is a bit dubious. I think he's just piggybacking off the Dan Clark tweet, as they mutually follow each other.

Yeah, I mean at the very least they are talking to their scouting department and cross checkers about players from the Giants or whomever are involved in these talks. Trades don't happen with only 1 or 2 guys in the front office knowing about it.

How does anyone? Just because he's a beat reporter doesn't mean he can't get random sources like the the rest of us can.

I think you were.

Why? They added $3M in payroll with that deal, I don't want to detail this thread, but that trade made 0 SENSE for the Reds, unless Bailey was some huge clubhouse cancer.

The Giants have very good reason to want Harper to go to the Cubs. It behooves then to help facilitate this. That might be a factor.

He deletes tweets he gets wrong?? Jeeeeesus that's weak for a journalist.

I haven't seen anything to suggest Robert can't play CF.

Another shitty thing to consider is that if Harper is making it to obvious that he wants to go to the Cubs, then there is a chance he signs some sort of sweetheart deal as well. Boras has no leverage if Harper is telegraphing this so poorly. There is a very high chance the Cubs don't get him for cheaper than the Sox or anyone else is willing to offer. Must be nice.

How is Theo this dumb to think hes willing to dismantle what is currently working for them only to ignore their biggest weakness? Why not sign Corbin and then move these pieces?

Did anyone have an answer for how much would count against their luxury tax if they Cubs ate, let's say, $80M in this deal? Does that entire $80M count against their luxury tax in 2019, or is it spread out evenly over the course of his contract?