Jose Abreu

Makes too much sense to happen, unfortunately

If we were willing to pay Machado 350 mil, why not do this?

Another big difference is the GM who gave that answer is about to sign Harper for like 10/325

Was it Bruce Levine?

Seems to me like Boras is getting his worst nightmare and the one and only team seriously in on Harper is Philadelphia. That's why he's having Heyman tweet that San Diego is still interested. Padres likely can't compete with Philly, Sox are <300 apparently, Giants are short-term only. Philadelphia suddenly has a lot of leverage.

You can't say that the deals aren't close without knowing exactly what the bonuses are. Seems to me like Machado didn't want to bet on himself making ASGs, winning awards, etc.

Such a Boras plant. He knows there are only 2-3 teams on Harper now (depending on how you view the Giants) so he needed this out there.

But it was a damn good post

And the guy who plays Abed in that show is a White Sox fan in real life. We've come full circle. Machado confirmed.

It's really hard to have a high OBP when you don't take walks

You should freak out about the fact that you're not freaking out.

You know Soxtalk is losing its collective mind when a Bob Nightengale tweet is taken as gospel

So the real offer is 8/240, and Lozano wants people to believe that it’s 8/280. Thanks Bob

This reminds me of the people who argue that the Bears lost the Mack trade because it ruined their cap space

Phils, Sox, and Padres are my guess for his long-term offers

The Nightengale kiss of death.

Negative

Yeah, especially the Yankees one. These are last minute desperation shots to me.

Yoan has been taking grounders at 3rd since August/September

Very interesting indeed. It's almost as if the Sox want it this way.

The rage is already here and that situation probably hasn't even happened.

Just think of it this way- does anyone really believe that the Sox would have had multiple meetings with Harper, laying a lot of groundwork, etc. just to sit back and not make an offer on him as the bidding is reaching its final stages?