Chicago White Sox

Someone else already mentioned it, but Hahn’s comments on this trade are going to be hilarious as fuck.

Caulfield, what don’t you get about this move. This is all about the whales and not Alonso.

Oh gotcha.

Exactly, I really think this move serves two functions.

Idiotic? If we have the highest offer on the table right now for Harper, you don’t think Boras would be nervous as fuck that we just traded for Manny’s brother in law? Us being out of the Harper sweepstakes is a huge blow to Boras’ negotiationing leverage. And this is a sport in which agents & teams leak shit all the time to create misdirection or improve their negotiationing position. Trading for Alonso is a tangible move that makes zero sense outside of a potential Machado signing. If you’re Boras, how else do you process this trade?

The other thing this trade does is potentially spook Boras & Harper into thinking we’re moving forward with Machado.

I had to try to sneak him in there! But in all seriousness, the addition of Machado means Yoan in CF or Madrigal as a trade chip.

Alonso + biggest contract offer is a great way to differentiate us from the Yankees & Phillies.

Sexy as fuck: Moncada, CF Machado, 3B Harper, RF Abreu, DH Jimenez, LF Alonso, 1B Anderson, SS Castillo, C Sanchez/FA, 2B

I don’t understand what you’re trying to say here.

I don’t think raBBit is saying that. From what I can tell, all he’s trying to say is the Sox pulled out all the stops to land one of these guys and if they come up short people will forget that.

100% agree with fathom. This is tremendous news.

What in the fuck!?!

Thank god for a new thread! And no fucking way this rumor is legit.

Burn this trash thread to the ground!!

Get to work bud!!

I’m just going to ask the question, but how would some random dude on reddit know about both Bour & Harper signings? Like for those of you guys already assuming this is real, what would the connection be? Unless Bour’s agent is Boras, I see none that makes any sense.

I already bought three custom made Harper jerseys for my kids for Christmas ?

Wow, you’re now approaching Greg levels. You think these guys are going to pass on 10 year commitments why? Like you are completely losing it man.

Lester isn’t a free agent after this year and declining Quintana’s cheap option is perhaps the single dumbest proposition I have ever seen on this site.

Then Harper must not care about money, because those national brands are unlikely to offer nearly as much as the Sox or Phillies.

The Cubs have to move significant salary in order to sign Harper. Maybe I shouldn’t say they have no chance, but the odds are so low it’s practically zero.

Good god man, you don’t think about anything, you just assume the worst and pollute this website with your relentless pessimism. And where is this $70M in payroll coming off the books.

And how does it make them better?

For the love of god the Cubs have zero chance of signing Harper. Like where do you come up with this shit.