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But this dude wants to be a creditable reporter ?

You and me both man, if it happens we are never gonna hear the end of it

I noticed it was on there when we first traded for him. Nothing new there

Speaking of 2019, it’s here.....let’s make a decision now! Lol

Maybe he was hacked.... maybe he had a change of heart.....maybe his nephew found his log in and liked it......ugh the suspense!!!

It probably means Alonso took the phone/tablet from him, smacked him upside the head and said you know u are coming to Chicago.....stop it

Omg omg omg source? ???

In all fairness if the dudes heart is set on NY and the money is around the same, can you really blame the guy? I’m in the camp that I believe it’s a done deal and yes it will be a bummer if we will miss out on him because I think he’s the only one out of the big two that we could actually land but by far is not the end of the world.

https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/white-sox/sox-drawer-qa-will-harper-andor-machado-complete-white-sox-whats-chucks-best-paul-konerko here is the latest article Q & A from Garfien

A lot of people were concerned about that and maybe that’s why the cubs are interested in bringing in Harper as well, a little bit of insurance in case he doesn’t return to the norm

It’s not jumping ship, the writing is on the wall, it’s just admitting to what some refuse to believe

I agree, I want to go to the park and have the team have some respectablity for a change

My question would be and this is my biggest concern about the Cubs sweeping him out from under us is.....would Harper agree to a backloaded contract though to give the Cubs flexibility to make the signing a possibility with opts outs starting say 3 years down the road so he can win now, play awhile with Bryant and still collect his big pay day at age 29-30 after trout re ups.

No I don’t think they would sign something significantly under market either, but what I was saying is if the contracts are relatively similar we don’t stand a chance.

Dude, we LITERALLY just witnessed this scenario play out 6 months ago with Lebron James, the most recognized basketball player in the NBA today. He went to LA not because he had a better chance to win but because it was best for his brand i.e. endorsements etc, and oh by the way Boras has already called Harper the Lebron of MLB. So once again, is your brand bigger on arguably one the most recognized sports franchises in the world, let alone MLB or with a team that is only second best in the same city?

It doesn’t take much to put two and two together on what a company would like as their spokesman, someone who is nationally known and one of the faces of one of the most historic franchises in baseball or someone from that other team in Chicago. The endorsement have as much to do with the Jersey they play for as it does the individual. Therefore, a company is more than likely to bring you in if you can essentially sell the product to the fan base it plays for.....big difference in national appeal. We get forgotten about in our own sport, let alone other companies that have zero to do with baseball.

Being the image of products, endorsements, opportunities, etc. Hands down he will get more opportunities being on the Cubs than he would with the Whitesox

I think people are underestimating the bigger picture for Harper. If the contracts sizes are anywhere close to one another (Sox, Cubs, and Nationals) Marketing alone, maybe not in Chicago it might not be a big difference opportunity wise but nationwide it will easily make up the difference in contract size by signing with the Cubs. Unlike the White Sox, the Cubs are set up to win now and have his best friend there on the roster.

Wasn’t he essentially playing the mentor roll with the rest of the staff last year? I don’t think it would be a terrible idea to bring him back and have him continue to do that and keep the seat warm for it and when the decide to bring up a Cease

I don’t believe you would have to worry about insulting our paying customers, if they lose out on both Machado and Harper I think that will top any James Shield signing, besides he’s a veteran who you could flip for a prospect possibly at the deadline as well. Besides a move like this is so whitesox it’s laughable

If we are continuing the tank, why not?

Love the optimism man but what about all of the other reports? You continue to take shots at Dan Clark but there has been others as well that have said he’s all but a done deal to NYY?

Damn.....just when I started to believe again ?

After reading more this morning I tend to be on this side of the fence. He was wrong about Markakis, JD Martinez and a Santana move as well. He seems to be just throwing the obvious at the wall hoping it sticks.

Cannot speak for shipps, but for myself I think the guy has a legit source, could be / probably is right, I just hope like hell the dude has been fed some bad info.