Southwest Sider

Twins haven't even made an offer yet? Shit or get off the pot.

I guess today should be decision day.

Ahhh I'm in the same boat. But I'll be driving home from deer camp tomorrow so I'll be too busy.

Just turn this stuff off and do your thing. It will be so much more satisfying if big news doesnt break tomorrow.

He's definitely got some upside and at a much cheaper price than Strasburg or Cole. I'm in on Cole but more weary of Strasburg as far as long term goes, but Boras will get him a deal much better than Wheelers. If I'm right, he is the correct target for the Sox unless they want to go toe to toe with the Yankees. (Which they should, thatd be super badass)

??? This is getting ridiculous.

The lemonade stand guy at O'Hare source said he was just connecting to MN.

Its gonna suck when he signs with the Twins.?

Must fight desire to DM Tony. Hahaha

In Tony I Trust Cole out of left field, right???? Lol

Whether or not the Sox sign Wheeler, getting out in front of the market was the correct strategy. Being the market maker and aggressive on the players you identified is a great way to approach an offseason as opposed to last years debacle. Granted, last years debacle was due in large part to who they were represented by, as well. Even if Wheeler signs today, I doubt Cole signs before the New Year.

KW flopping his nuts on the table with his quotes to Jeff Passan. Lol, typical KW.

Keep him for depth unless he's a part of a MAJOR trade.

I DID NOT EXPECT THIS ON MY RANDOM REFRESH

At least the Hawks look like they may be turning this winter around. At +4000 to win the cup, +2000 for the conference and +2500 for the division, those could be interesting bets. If they keep playing like this, those numbers certainly get lower.

I mean I imagine if we did trade for Betts that the Sox would be aggressive in trying to get him signed long term. That year or so of exclusive negotiation time is worth something since you don't compete with everyone else. Indeed, it's risky because there's a damn good chance he wouldn't sign. But it is bold.

I could go for a juicy "Red Sox asking price isn't ridiculous, White Sox are sniffing around" rumor. ?

Probably not. See condition #3.

I don't know why Betts would need to test FA if he gets offered a mega contract. If he enjoys himself here and the Sox blow his socks off with a deal, why not sign it? It definitely appears to be a trend in this league now for teams and players to negotiate extensions that players are happy enough taking instead of testing FA. Why go through a long, drawn out, stressful FA process for maybe a few million more if some team is offering a Harper or Trout type deal? But I just don't see the 3 keys to this deal even being possible 1) Red Sox motivated to trade Mookie instead of other pieces 2) Red Sox ok accepting marginal prospects for Mookie 3) White Sox willing to give out a contract between Harper and Trouts

Imagine needing to cheat against the 2017 White Sox. ?

What a team effort. At least we all know they're pulling from the same rope.

Random story that probably no one will read: August 2018. Fall semester about to begin, commute of 45 minutes each way. Had a pretty nice 07 Mazda6 with only like 80k miles. Had it parked outside my residence, boom, someone rammed into it and it was a total loss. Decided to go ahead and take the insurance money, do a little loan and grab a '14 Mazda3 that had only 23k miles on it for a decent deal (for a dealership lol). Made it through the year. Fast forward Labor Day 2019. Someone hits my car in the rear, again while it is parked. Damage is somewhat minimal and car is driveable, but the person who hit me had garbage insurance and the process is quite drawn out and incomplete. Fast forward to early October. Car is again, parked, this time at school. Someone rams into the front of it and pushes it half a parking spot. Laugh out loud. WTF? Weird ass luck. The combination of both damages make it a total loss. Got a pretty decent check for it as it still only had 41k miles on it. Gonna try a Civic Si this time. Wish me better luck.

He will probably be released by Boston before the offseason is over.

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