Jose Abreu

He was awful in 2011, but from that point on, Dunn's performance was pretty much in line with what he was being paid to do.

Harper confirmed

Purely on the field, yes, Machado is worth more than Harper. But that's not the whole equation, and front offices take these other factors into account.

Nah, there was at least some humor in his downfall. This is just downright obnoxious

First time I've ever put a poster on ignore

Machado's press conference is 9:30 AM in Arizona tomorrow. I'll guess that Harper signs about 5 minutes before that. The Boras/Lozano mutual hatred is real.

I thought he did a good job of illustrating the major flaws with each of the reported Harper suitors

So they can't support both Harper and Corbin, but they allegedly have the funds to bring in Harper, Keuchel, and Kimbrel?

Not saying that, just saying that they certainly have it in them to be cheap

They were pretty cheap when they let Washington outbid them on Corbin after proclaiming to the world that they would not be outbid

Perhaps. Also possible they increased it from 8/250 to 8/250 with more incentives and vesting options. In any case, I think the Sox are doing a good job right now of controlling the message and making everyone think they're out on Harper. I highly doubt that they convert though.

And they were wrong. Gomez and Passan were right.

Bruce and Nightengale reporting the same thing? Well that confirms it. The Chicago White Sox are the frontrunners to sign Bryce Harper.

I disagree. He said that it's unlikely/a longshot, but didn't say that we're out

Bob Nightengale says so. You can interpret that however you'd like

Well put, both of you. It seems as though people are lumping those burner Twitter accounts, Patriots insider guy, etc. with Shack, Dave, and the rest of them as one collective "insider". The reality is that the latter group is actually honest, well-intentioned, and connected while the former is most likely just attention seeking.

Maybe I missed it, but is nobody going to mention how much of a scumbag Preller is? Not that it makes Hahn a better GM, but it at least makes Preller a lot less likable

Harper's love for Chicago and disdain for Philadelphia are each quite well-known

I feel like we have this discussion every week, but like them or not, the insiders (not the fake Twitter accounts but the ones currently being discussed) do indeed know things, and to deny is it simply delusional given their track records. You can dislike them or the way they present info, but you're in denial if you're acting like they don't have any info to begin with.

And don't forget that he's gonna do everything possible to build a roster to contend for multiple championships

https://player.radio.com/listen/station/670-the-score

Truly inexcusable if they are actually out on Harper.

I would agree, but I don't necessarily believe Levine there. Plus, didn't Reinsdorf and the Sox more or less pioneer the opt-out?