Jose Abreu

Good, that actually is better to me than him mentioning us. He has really taken a sharp descent in the past couple years.

Damn, really? Wow, I guess the Sox should quit trying then, because numerous people said for various reasons that he won't be coming here. What a shame.

In that same post, in the comments, he says, "if we sign Harper he can have [34]. I'll just pay for him to get that tattoo as well. I feel that's only fair."

I'm sure his dad got in trouble/fired for that being leaked to the public. WhiteSoxDave said he confirmed with a United Center employee that it was real.

Kopech said on Instagram the other day that he's more than willing to give the number up to Bryce

Kind of a misleading title, no? I assumed this was Rosenthal or Morosi, not some random kid with zero track record.

Derrick Rose is still good

Jesus christ

He should really make that first one more clear then because he'd be without a starting catcher and second baseman

I love the people who come in this thread with the "I'm smarter than all of you who have actually been paying attention to what the Sox have been doing" approach and then end up saying something that just makes them sound ridiculous

Yeah if this is really the main selling point of their "big presentation" then there's no way Manny's coming here.

Seems like a huge regression candidate and huge overpay candidate to me but hopefully the price is lower than I think.

I think it would be a complementary move to a Machado or Harper

That's what I meant (to your first thought). In the event that Cleveland sells, we do indeed land one of Machado/Harper, but it would still leave Abreu at 1B, Eloy in LF, and Cruz/Palka at DH

The division, in the event that Cleveland sells and we land a big fish

I would put this in the catch-all but I can't find it

As they should be. Would be a huge short-term upgrade over Palka if we're really going for it next year.

The link provided shows that he was awful at both positions

I'm not "turning him away" but his defense is WAY worse than mediocre. https://sportsinfosolutionsblog.com/2018/09/20/why-does-bryce-harper-have-25-defensive-runs-saved/

I can't wait for Anderson and Moncada to be benched for no reason while guys who actually aren't hustling get rewarded. I would be fine with his system if he were consistent, but he tends to bench his better players for crimes that are far less egregious than what the rest of the team does.

He doesn't usually talk like this, interesting. His comments like this generally are more hypothetical and future-oriented rather than being in the present.

I love Harper but signing one of the worst defensive RF in baseball does not solidify RF long-term. It does, however, solidify 1B/DH long-term.