Bob Sacamano

We're coming up on 400

Not at all.

Yolmer Yonder Yoan

Perfect. Instead of signing guys he's already friends with, just have our current guys become friends with him. Maybe next time Yonder, Jay and Manny work out, Yolmer, Jose, and Timmy can make an appearance. If that happened and Machado was still a free agent, this place would explode.

I'm going to predict some news this afternoon and then nothing through the weekend.

Martin Perez at 27 would be fine. Being that young, there is definitely some upside. I agree though, do it if you can get him on a minor league deal.

"Why would I lie?"

"Papa Machado knows nothing!" -Dan Lozano probably.

That's it. We need to sign his dad to be an "ambassador" to the team.

Jesus Christ this is getting God damn ridiculous. I'll see you guys tomorrow so we can do it all over again.

Seriously, who do we give credit to for the thread name changes?

"Bring me the head of South Paw!"

Was going to say, literally anyone else they could be working out with but then you got me on that second part.

This is seriously the point we've gotten to?

Yeah I highly doubt hes wearing one. He wouldn't be that stupid to share a pic of him wearing one as well while negotiations are still going on.

No team is getting Andujar "on the cheap."

They would announce it prior to sell more tickets.

No

Why would these guys even agree to that type of deal?

Exactly. I honestly don't even believe it.

"but some new details of their discussions could offer a roadmap to the Yankees." Where did these details even leak?

Yeah it seems like the only way they could be in is if they shipped a decent prospect or two along with Jacoby Ellsbury's full contract to like KC or Detroit or somewhere where his deal would have no impact on him being there.

Yep.

I could see teams at towards the start of a rebuild (KC, Bal, Det) being out of it, but yeah teams that have payroll space and need a huge bat should be all over it. I don't know what the Rangers plans are either, but he would make sense as a long-term replacement for Beltre. Or the Rockies dealing away a year of Arenado for prospects and signing a younger star now as opposed to an older Arenado. Or like you said for the Cardinals, they can shift DeJong to 2B and play Machado at SS for a year. Or shift Carpenter back to 2B and play him at 3B, whatever. Maybe not preferred destinations, but if they offered the most money they would look desirable.

Outside of the usual big spenders, it still amazes me more teams aren't involved.