Nardiwashere

I have never realized how big of pussies Sox fans can be. Every neutral piece of information is met by people panicking and expecting the worst.

If Machado signs with another team and there ends up being reason to be mad at the Sox for how they handled it, I'll be mad.... But predicting that the fanbase will revolt because Scott Merkin and Levine and others are tweeting out leaks from the Sox is silly. The Sox should not care or adjust their strategy to make the nerds at SoxMachine and a couple hundred idiots like us on the internet happy.

The "Sox are pissing off fans by negotiating" takes are laughable.

These scenarios where Manny is accepting short term deals all of a sudden don't make sense. Why not take the best longer deal with an opt out?

I'd like to see Machado and then maybe a trade for Sonny Gray and a one year deal for a RF (Markakis/Avi/etc.).

Sox do have a greek heritage night, gyros is greek, and I will buy a Moustakas jersey if they sign him. We need Markakis too.

Jon Jay's career OBP is over 350.

No

These projections are silly and tell us nothing. If anyone thinks no one in the rotation will have an ERA under 4.68, they just get off on being negative.

Wouldn't mind it at all if we get Machado. Who else will play RF? I'm fine with Palka being a LH power bat off the bench.

What evidence or reporting have you seen that indicates the White Sox will not offer him as much as the other two teams?

There's more value to Ricky than just overcoming language barriers. I imagine he's able to connect with someone like Machado and the wife on a level Kapler or Boone can't.

I think Renteria is probably a much better asset in the Machado sweepstakes than Gabe Kapler or Aaron Boone.

At this point, I think NYY would probably be best to play Andujar at 1b when Didi returns if they got Machado.

If they sign Machado, do they sign someone like Brantley to play RF?

Does this mean he cost 25 runs or saved 25 runs? What is average/above average/below average?

The Miami Marlins have unilaterally agreed to a deal with both Bryce Harper and Manny Machado each receiving 10 years at 3 million dollars per.

Eloy still needs to check some boxes.

I'm leaving

my source says sox will offer a wild contract

If a friend asks a girl out and she likes him but instead decides to date a Kennedy, are you mad at him?

Your argument is essentially "One team decided they wanted a better defensive backup so they traded their part time catcher, therefore, it is impossible for part time catchers to exist at all (even though other teams have had part time catchers recently)"

Wilson Contreras split time at LF and C when they won the World Series. Why couldn't you "prepare as a backup catcher" and when game starts, go play 1b? Its not like a NFL quarterback.

I don't follow. Catchers don't prepare to hit? Cubs have done this as recently as two years ago.

Is this a thing? Why would they want to do that?