Bob Sacamano

Best username and pic on this site. How did that name not exist yet?

Weren't they the ones saying that the Sox were offering about $200m (believed to be about $210m) just a couple weeks ago?

I will say, it's definitely better for them if neither has signed with anyone yet as opposed to them both signing with other teams.

I really don't ha. I wouldn't be opposed to signing Machado, one of Gio/Pomeranz, and Ottavino and calling it an off-season though.

Coward

You can pretty much make an a good starting lineup out of the current free agents on January 16th. It's definitely broken.

Godspeed man. Godspeed.

Toss in the egos of the Sox front office and it was certainly going to be a shit show.

Just reading that for the first time, I don't think that's a shot at the Sox at all.

You think it's possible these guys make shit up to try to stir up interest? Because I believe it is entirely possible.

Too many big egos at play here for the Sox to get a deal of this magnitude done.

I fucking hate this and wish I had the self-control to stop checking.

Could be worse....they could have photo-shopped him with a Cubs hat on.

Wasn't the Clarkin move done to make room for Herrera? Shouldn't it be 40?

Bingo. Increase MILB salaries and increase the MLB league minimum.

LOL great thread name. Edit: who do we give credit to for the changes?

So teams would have to spend as low as $185m (90%) for this season?

Please make all of this end.

Ah yes. Now we've hit our quota. Good....good.

Throw a huge offer in his lap, get him to sign it stealing him away from a division rival, and then go sign Moustakas to block 3B so they can't sign Machado ?

Wouldn't that be a kick in the nuts? They swoop in and have Machado at 3B and "he who shall not be named" at SS.

Right. Both parties really are in no rush.

Sox were never a preferred option of his (Yankees were). He's just holding out for the best offer.

Theres so many teams that should be in on this that's it's ridiculous there isn't. These guys make sense on rebuilding teams even. Maybe ones not at the start. For example, who's playing 3B for the Rangers next year?

Yeah that is a stupid amount of money.