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I think he wanted to play SS to get paid more. I don't think it's a dealbreaker at this point because he won't be playing SS in NY or Philly either.

I think he's going to pick the White Sox but I really hope he's not playing shortstop. He's so much better at 3B.

It's not true

This isn't true though. They've offered more $$ than Abreu's contract to other players. Alex Gordon and Tanaka included.

100%

Hasn't been one because it's not actually official. Sox haven't announced the deal.

I do think it gets done but I can't stress enough that I'm not reporting it by any means. I don't know people that are close to this process. I know people that have very solid intel. Some of you also know those people. If I had to guess then yes I'm pretty confident that Manny Machado ends up on the White Sox. It's a guess though.

If it gets done, the deal will be for well north of $200 million. Nothing to see here from Bob guys.

Are you kidding me right now? The cheap narrative? They've made bad moves in the past but they've spent lots of $$ consistently for going on a decade now. Fangio was the highest paid DC in the sport next year. This is a bad take.

They aren't being cheap.

I don't have any sources. People that do are confident however. Hoping for resolution by this weekend is merely wishful thinking on my part. I think the Sox are in really good shape due to a softer than anticipated market. Pay attention to raBBit and the resident board insider here that keeps dropping good clues. Like the rest of you, I'm anxiously awaiting word. I feel pretty good though.

Some douchebag

This trade is a nothing. They took on MCW and waived him and were given cash to cover the transaction. Nothing to see here. The draft pick won't convert.

Shane is a producer at 670 The Score.

No idea.

I talked to Shane last night. He told me that a really good source told him Machado to Sox is indeed happening. He couldn't get confirmation from anyone else. He wasn't trolling though.

I don't see the fit with Avisail Garcia regardless of what happens. There just aren't enough roster spots if Renteria insists on 13 pitchers. Even with Machado at 3B, that probably puts Palka in RF. Engel is in CF. They only have 3 bench spots and one of them is catcher. The other two spots need to be taken by guys that can cover CF and SS. If Yolmer, Palka, and McCann is the bench then their starting RF needs to be able to cover CF as well.

I bet it's a reliever that Chili is talking about. I doubt it's Ottavino because I've heard they'll only go 2 years. Herrera might be a good guess if someone already said that.

Nobody what the offer is, the White Sox still forfeit their 2nd rounder.

I wouldn't consider it an attack either. He was already on Fangraphs top 100 so I have no reason to believe he can't be again. That was my point.

Do some research before typing nonsense.

The penalties are harsh enough though. They are stopping the majority of big market teams from going over. Boston and Washington did it. That's it. The problem for free agents is that every team received $50 million from MLBAM this year and the small market teams still aren't spending $$. The large market teams (owners, investors) don't like putting money right into the pockets of their small market competitors. I think Yanks, Red Sox, Cubs etc should spend up to that $246 million line but I completely understand not wanting to go over it.

I would say Eloy, Kopech and Cease in every top 20 to start the year. Robert and Madrigal in the 30-60 range for almost every publication. Adolfo and Dunning in the 50-100 range in multiple publications as well. Those are their top 7 prospects in some order. We could see Collins (Fangraphs), Rutherford (MLBPipeline) or Basabe possibly slide in as well.

They don't have any top end prospects.

Nobody that trades for Heyward is getting a good deal.