Bob Sacamano

Yeah MM and his agent wouldn't keep it a secret lol

Probably just best to assume if it's close to 24 hours old, it's been discussed by now.

Already proven to be unreliable. Honestly, look at the date and time. You don't think that already wasn't discussed here?

Honestly if they miss out on Machado, the Yankees should have interest in Lowrie or Murphy. You can shift Lowrie to 3B or Murphy to 1B when Didi comes back (assuming he will be back at SS).

The Yankees? They already have a hole at SS for a portion of the year.

I too would rather hold onto those guys for the time being. At least wait and see if any of the majors in the majors takes any huge strides.

Point is, both those guys are in the lineup.

Yeah it does seem like the perfect opportunity to strike and sign both since you're not competing with the big spenders (Red Sox, Cubs, Yankees and Dodgers to an extent) . And it even sounds like Yankees will have a limit on Machado.

I had him in LF...

Gotta be less than La Stella was projected to make right? Otherwise it doesn't make sense as Descalso doesn't appear to be a backup SS (like LaStella).

Yeah, they could bring in Pederson and Wood and they would fill CF and a rotation spot. Not a bad thought. Then Palka would just play RF.

Could even flip Anderson and Engel so Anderson hits in front of Moncada and Machado.

Moncada 2B Machado 3B Harper RF Abreu 1B/DH Alonso DH/1B Eloy LF Castillo C Anderson SS Engel CF Bench: McCann C, Yolmer IF, Garcia IF/OF, Palka 1B/OF Maybe switch Anderson and Moncada depending on if Moncada is struggling.

No. I'd rather have Anderson at short and MM at 3B.

I really don't think they'll sign both.

Is this true though or speculation that hes staying here? Isn't it possible he is going to NY early if he likes it?

Well I see what hes saying. Future clients of the agent. The agent still plays a part in it otherwise they wouldn't be hired.

Honestly I can see the Astros sign Cruz to DH and trade for Realmuto as well.

Marwin mostly played LF last year so now they have Brantley for that. They also picked up Diaz for a bench role and are shifting Gurriel into the "every day utility man" role.

Is it actually confirmed he is here until Wednesday? Why would he be here that long?

No bias at all haha Dude has to go to the meetings. They can end up blowing him away even more than the Sox did.

Talk to the Astros about who though? Who would they want from us? I don't think there's really a fit for a trade between both clubs.

Lol

Yeah its not guaranteed until he signs.

Yep. Sometimes the groundwork is laid for deals.