Quin

I get where you're coming from, but in recent memory 2014: Rodon was the layup projected #1 the year before 2015: Mautuella (I believe went in the 3rd?) was seen as a #1 pick until injuries hit 2016: Groome was rated MLB Pipeline's #1 prospect, Puk was projected as the #1 pick 2017: Twins took the 5th ranked guy to save money 2018: Singer was THE guy for so long, then he wasn't. Then Turang for a bit. The draft changes a lot man. Adley can fall a spot or two.

The Sox just can't offer a guaranteed rate.

I mean, the only thing I need to tell me you're not going to relent on this is that you're not putting the far more disastrous, under performing and destructive Adam from the Nationals that was a DH on there.

Dude making an All-Star team renders your point void. Disappointing? Yes. Regressed? Yes. But he had a good enough OBP and power to not be completely washed up.

Guys, Adam Dunn made an All-Star team while here. I know it's easy to forget, but like, come on. And Frazier was just fine. Half of this list is just to moan about recent acquisitions.

Then we'll agree to disagree. I just hope Machado misses an errant throw from Tatis that hits Fowler in the shin. So like nothing is damaged, but it will sting.

I still don't understand how Miami got to reverse a trade but Boston and Chicago didn't

"We're ecstatic to sign a player of Manny's caliber despite not being in contention for him early in the off-season." Like it's that easy. If we signed Machado and Kenny said the same quote about the Padres or Phillies, we'd be mad at him for lack of class.

Eh, that's also a dick thing to say. I'm furious at the Sox, but the Padres give me a lot of reasons to hate them. Tatis and Machado don't, but the Padres FO does from comments like this to Shields medicals.

This one I'm ok with.

I'd actually like this deal but post Machado I hate and judge everything as Kenny Gets His Guy

His jersey will say MaCarGo and wear #13. He'll play 3rd. We will be none the wiser.

Alonso will turn being spurned by his brother in law into an MVP season.

That's why I said technically. It'd be like replacing Alonso and Jay with Harper and Corbin this off-season.

But that's technically what Miami did.

Hear me out. We rename the ChiSox Bar & Grill to Harper's Bazaar & Grillitorium. He gets to dictate the menu and 50% of profits for the next 20 years. No way Boras turns that down.

Who said this signing was like porn to Caulfield? We've got the new Royals/Puig.

Depressingly in retrospect the Sox offer blew the Tigers' out the water.

The part that I can't get over is once the Padres entered the fray the Sox HAD to realize there were only two outcomes: 1) PR nightmare with an infuriated fanbase that now won't be satiated with anything short of Harper, which becomes significantly harder with Machado gone. 2) Goodwill with a fanbase that will finally feel vindicated for buying into a rebuild that saw a Hall of Fame pitcher get traded away for a strikeout machine an injured flamethrower (I still like Moncada and Kopech, but now everything is the negative lens)

Each time is correct

Until the explanation regarding your career I was like "Damn, I'm mad about not signing Machado but not move out of the city to Nashville mad."

Ah, the GarPax special.

All of the damage control makes it worse.

Let me stay back and kill myself Neil Funk.

The only way to save face is Harper, maybe Keuchel, pray Madrigal becomes an elite 2B and forces Moncada to 3rd and Moncada becomes something there.