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An exec from another team that has pursued Sale believes it is 80/20 that deal gets done that sends LH ace to #Nationals https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/805966167437443072

Heard what @Ken_Rosenthal said: #Nationals willing to put Giolito/Robles into package. #Whitesox mulling if enough for Sale. https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/805965618612731904

Nats actually match up well with chisox. Not clear who's iin talks but wash has good young catcher (severino) OF (robles). https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/805964690882969601

Nationals source on Sale; "We've got a real shot." https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/805964299474706432

Sale talks with Nats saiid to be "advancing." would be huge get obvs https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/805963660988416000

Asked a source if a Sale trade to the Nationals was close. His answer was "no." https://twitter.com/ChuckGarfien/status/805962195842506752

Nats are making strong progress on Sale. Been working on it all day. They have clear lead. https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/805962193955065861

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Sources: Legitimate chance of Sale trade to #Nationals. Robles, Giolito would go to #WhiteSox. Teams haggling over final pieces in deal. https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/805959375089180672

Rays getting a lot of hits on Alex Cobb as well as archer and odorizzi. Same group lookin at sale, plus cubs, others. https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/805951797659574273

No surprise, chisox wanted bregman in astros package. Also no surprise, astros won't deal him. https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/805931158584381440

Rick Hahn stresses patience: "Not something I would expect to be completed while we are here in its entirety. It’s going to be a process." https://twitter.com/CSNHayes/status/805917231255326720 Rick Hahn: "There’s no need for player X to move before player y if we get to the right price point on any given deal." #WhiteSox https://twitter.com/CSNHayes/status/805917382128664576

Rick Hahn said there is no direct order to the teams trading plan. He did confirm that they have been very active in trade talks https://twitter.com/MLBBruceLevine/status/805893590090190848

nationals stepping up efforts to land chris sale. red sox, among others, remain interested as well https://t.co/dF0TShvmp2 https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/805853905066176512 http://www.fanragsports.com/mlb/heyman-nat...sox-interested/

The #Dodgers make it official and sign Rich Hill to a three-year, $48 million contract. https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/805835813162467328

Source: Melancon deal with #SFGiants expected to be four years, $60M-$65M. https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/805834041786269696

If nats miss on melancon (who's close w/ SF via @Ken_Rosenthal ) perhaps more likely they step up for sale, cutch https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/805824415820816385

With closer FA market about to roar, one name is buzzing among executives: Wade Davis. He is available and may be likeliest Royal to move. https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/805820772140847104 If Melancon ends up with Giants as expected and Chapman goes to NYY, that leaves Nats, Marlins, Dodgers, possibly Cubs as interested teams. https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/805821060633530370

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 5, 2016 -> 11:10 AM) Thought this post deserved its own thread. Not saying it needs to be mega, but pretty noteworthy as you combined this report with a different report from Olney, which mentioned the frontoffice is warming to the idea of moving Sale and it would appear that there are more and more people buying into the rebuild philosphy. That said, until some moves are made, none of us really know what exactly is going on. Chuck garfien put out a tweet of Reinsdorf saying why sales value is so high for trading and wanting multiple cant miss prospects back

#WhiteSox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf explains why the asking price for Chris Sale is so high: https://t.co/FZj7bSwtAK https://twitter.com/ChuckGarfien/status/805820533929611268

Sources: The Jays and Steve Pearce agree to a two-year, $12.5 million deal. https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/805783935728881664

Perception of outside executives is that #Astros #Nationals are teams trying hardest for Sale #Whitesox, #Braves next https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/805786658654322688 Come on Houston. Will take some bregman, reed, Tucker starting point

Even while the Astros shop for an ace, they're also dangling two of their current starters, Collin McHugh & Mike... https://t.co/ZVKrMnjDl7 https://twitter.com/jaysonst/status/805772632746430468 Even while the Astros shop for an ace, they're also dangling two of their current starters, Collin McHugh & Mike Fiers, to create roster and payroll flexibility.

Listening to WhiteSox official explain that they want to raze and restart like the Cubs, one asks, "but do they have a Theo Epstein plan?" https://twitter.com/pgammo/status/805708680889036800

Holliday will DH offer some 1b insurance for Burd. Means #Yankees are out on Encarnacion. https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/805562298358267904