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I know I've been guilty of this, and to be quite honest - I have no clue why I put him there. Comparing them, Pederson is the better hitter out of the two of them.

He gives me a very D.J. Carrasco vibe. I'm not really expecting much out of him. Looks like a solid arm that will eat innings if/when the rotation had a bad start.

1. LF - Henderson $4 2. CF - Trout $5 3. DH - Thomas $4 4. 1B - Thome $2 5. RF - Guerrero $4 6. 2B - Cano $2 7. 3B - Boggs $3 8. C - Posey $3 9. SS - Jeter $3 SP - Martinez $2 CP - Kimbrel $1

Who is Diaz? You mean Laz Rivera?

It also allows him to fabricate larger scoops to look more legitimate.

Please don't make me.

Sucks that they are re-doing that kraft cave, but I am very intrigued by the new seating. It looks like it could be a fun place to be, or a shit-show in the making. Probably much better off just hanging with the #108 crew.

Trying to figure out where he got this pic, but those bats are clearly Phillies colors with Harper, the word "love," and the Liberty Bell on it.

WSD also has gone on record saying he doesn't want to break news prematurely incase it negatively affects the team. I think we all would agree we'd rather the Sox get the deal done than jeopardize it simply to be the person to break it first. If he drops ? it usually is a good idea to pay attention. Same goes with any of the other posters here that get scoop and post cryptically. I'd rather have the excitement of trying to anticipate a potential move or signing than sit in the dark. The offseason is boring enough, at least Thursday gave us some excitement and sparked some good conversation.

Could be an attempt to make the Dodgers up their offer. Reds can’t possible that stupid, can they?

That’s too logical. Get out of here with that!

Lack of news from legitimate sources is causing all the attention-seeking nut jobs to emerge from the shadows with "scoop."

It certainly did not seem sold out today. Saturday was packed, but it seems fairly organized so it helped. It started emptying out as the day went on today once guys like Abreu, Jimenez, Moncada, and Kopech signed. Nobody was in line for Giolito and Lopez and Fry signings, which I thought was a little odd (especially since Lopez and Fry were together). I heard about McCormick Place from one person in line, and they said they heard it from another fan in attendance. I'll believe it when it happens. I guess the Sox want to make it a Sat/Sun event. I really hope they don't change it because I'm so damn used to the Hilton now.

Actually... yes there was. On Friday, Frank Thomas and Jim Thome were put together for 250 autographs. The Sox screwed up and allowed the VIP pass holders to use their 'fast passes' for this which ended up adding at least another 150 people to the line. With about 50-75 people left, both Thomas and Thome stood up and left, and needless to say, there were quite a few loud, unhappy people. Apparently the Sox took the info down for the people that missed out. I've never seen a line get cut short like that. I was more surprised Thome of all people got up and left. Apparently they had a HOF panel with Fisk, Baines, and Raines and were going to miss it. They even cancelled one of the photo appearances because the line took so long. Other than that, it was a fairly quite weekend.

I would think the holdup is an additional pending move. Whether or not it’s the Dodgers or Sox who knows. I still think Realmuto is connected to this in some way though.

I was gonna pick Lambert on the pitching side. Going with Curbelo with the bat.

So run the risk of completely pissing off Lozano? There’s no way that works. If the Sox pull their offer, I have no doubt they are out on Machado. He’ll end up somewhere else.

I’d really like to see A.J. but I doubt he would be available for that length of time.

Wonder who replaces him.

Yea your probably right. Good friends, close family, workout buddies, work in the same industry. There’s so much to like there. I’m sure he’s given Machado space to do his thing, but there’s no way it hasn’t come up in conversation. And that’s not even throwing Jay into the mix.

He has to have at least some inkling to where he is going to end up. I find it impossible to believe they haven’t discussed it.

There’s no concrete evidence to suggest that’s who is involved.

Logistically, it most likely has to be for guys already on the 40-man roster. The Sox are maxed. Bummer and Fulmer make a lot of sense. I don't think we're gonna have to worry about our prospects.

Please no Bush...