Jose Abreu

Very similar to what Bucket said. Which is a good thing for us

While we're at it, I think Eloy should be hitting in front of Abreu. Moncada-Harper-Machado-Eloy-Abreu-whatever is my vote. Either way, I'm optimistic about landing one of the two but I think the chances we get both are <1%.

I'm gonna try to summarize today's rumors, both for my sanity and for those who are catching up: -A respected Dodgers reporter said that he heard from a friend of Machado that he is considering signing with the White Sox -Bucket re-appeared and said that the Sox feel really good about their chances with Harper and that the Cubs aren't a threat -Nightengale reported that the Sox have offered Machado a contract and are still in contact with Harper -WhiteSoxDave reported that the Sox chances with Machado are "good", "great", and "fantastic" between 2 blog posts and predicted that he signs with us within the next 5 days Did I miss anything significant?

WhiteSoxDave just doubled down https://www.barstoolsports.com/chicago/breaking-down-bruce-levines-sox-will-not-go-over-7-years-on-harpermachado-tweet

I have a feeling this will be the final Machado thread

Perhaps but how would they know where we stand with Harper? In reference to the second part of the tweet

Confused as to what the Sox are gaining by leaking that to Bob

Dan Clark and this guy don't even belong in the same sentence, as journalists. One has a track record and presents information in a mature and rational way, the other has a poor track record and whines and pouts when people don't believe him

Next day or two is my prediction (not necessarily with us, but I think he has pretty much decided by now)

Thanks for the PTSD

That was a while ago, right? So many rumors over the past few months, it's hard to keep them all straight

Yeah, I was gonna say, since WSD had the Tulo/Yanks connection tweeted a few days ago, his info about the Yankees FO being split on Machado becomes a lot more believable.

If Ken Rosenthal or Jon Heyman tweeted this, they would rightfully get roasted for it. Since that's who he's aspiring to be, that's how he should be judged.

She clarified that the tweet is not about a Machado signing, so it seems like she has more dirt on Clark

Amusing response

The thing is, if we wanted India that badly, we could've just drafted him instead of Madrigal. Clearly the FO had a preference

Maybe they like Madrigal. Since we took him a pick or two before they took India

Actually might be a positive for us if the competition is really the Dodgers, Cubs, and Nats

I disagree, I think Harper was always more realistic and I’m still confident that, unlike Machado, he won’t be taking a discount

He did follow the network about an hour ago but I don’t think he followed their equipment manager, or if he did then I don’t think it was recent

I haven’t been able to confirm that one yet

This is literally the one and only verifiable thing connecting Machado to the Yankees