January 31, 20197 yr 5 minutes ago, shipps said: BUT WHAT WILL THE WHITE SOX DO WITH DANIEL PALKA IF HARPER SIGNS?!?!
January 31, 20197 yr 6 minutes ago, shipps said: I guess Harper really doesn't want to go to Philadelphia.
January 31, 20197 yr 3 minutes ago, ptatc said: I guess Harper really doesn't want to go to Philadelphia. It wouldnt surprise me if Machado or Harper didnt want to go to Philly or Sox actually.
January 31, 20197 yr 4 minutes ago, TomPickle said: BUT WHAT WILL THE WHITE SOX DO WITH DANIEL PALKA IF HARPER SIGNS?!?! Lol exactly. What a dumb tweet
January 31, 20197 yr No reason not to, but these guys are really waiting out FA to get the shot to play for the teams they want to. I feel like were the safety net for these guys which sucks. Regardless of what happens I am going to be fairly certain that each of these guys are going to opt out after year 3 or 4 with whatever team they sign with this offseason. They'll both then sign on with a big wig team ... bosox, yanks, cubs, dodgers, etc.
January 31, 20197 yr If someone were to pay me $250mil to play baseball I’d rather live in San Diego/La Jolla/Del Mar than Chicago/Philly/DC. Just sayin
January 31, 20197 yr 2 minutes ago, NCsoxfan said: If someone were to pay me $250mil to play baseball I’d rather live in San Diego/La Jolla/Del Mar than Chicago/Philly/DC. Just sayin I mean, for all of these guys, you can do both. And considering the lack of downtime during the season, I would rather be in a major city than San Diego, which while beautiful, has the charm of a cruise ship.
January 31, 20197 yr 1 hour ago, Baron said: You know what they probably do have though? Cash. Which is why their owners are meeting with Boras. It's kind of nice seeing a team serious about going after these players. What does this mean? The Sox and Phillies have been serious about going after those players. What is nice about the Padres also doing it? I must have missed it...
January 31, 20197 yr 1 hour ago, Baron said: Cool so they are meeting with Harper for kicks? Give me a break. For starters it would be smart of other teams to drive up the price on these two stars even if they have no intention on signing them. Its smart business to make sure one of your competitors doesnt get a big discount due to a slow and small market of suitors.
January 31, 20197 yr 43 minutes ago, hogan873 said: Many posts ago, bucket (I believe it was bucket) said the Sox felt good about where they were with Harper. This latest information is encouraging that the Sox are at least still at the table. You'd have to think the Sox have a good chance, at least monetarily. We'll see about where he wants to play. Has there been any hint that the Sox are in Harpo's financial range?? My inside sources are skeptical. Nor have we heard of any interest in his playing for the Second Sox. Just my take but it seems he really wants the big bucks. Not to mention his difficult agent.
January 31, 20197 yr 5 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: What does this mean? The Sox and Phillies have been serious about going after those players. What is nice about the Padres also doing it? I must have missed it... “It” is recency bias.
January 31, 20197 yr 8 minutes ago, NCsoxfan said: If someone were to pay me $250mil to play baseball I’d rather live in San Diego/La Jolla/Del Mar than Chicago/Philly/DC. Just sayin Summertime Chicago cannot be beat. And if you have hundreds of millions of dollars in your bank account, why not work in Chicago during the summer, and live wherever your heart desires during the offseason?
January 31, 20197 yr 1 hour ago, bmags said: All this says to me is that the Phillies and White Sox are still most likely to get the a Harper or MAchado on the roster. It would just be truly incredible for the Nats to be able to afford HArper, but because of their amenable relationship to Boras are likely to keep up this posture. I’d be more concerned the Padres land one of these guys than the Nats. I refuse to say it can’t happen, but they’d be in luxury tax hell indefinitely.
January 31, 20197 yr Padres just checking in...NO real plan on signing Harper....as assumed... https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/sd-sp-padres-bryce-harper-mlb-nationals-free-agent-20190131-story.html
January 31, 20197 yr 2 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said: Padres just checking in...NO real plan on signing Harper....as assumed... https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/sd-sp-padres-bryce-harper-mlb-nationals-free-agent-20190131-story.html The fact that 2 reporters broke the meeting time at the same time meant someone wanted the story out. We see you Boras. You're better than that.
January 31, 20197 yr 2 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said: Padres just checking in...NO real plan on signing Harper....as assumed... https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/sd-sp-padres-bryce-harper-mlb-nationals-free-agent-20190131-story.html The beat writer did point out that they are not as serious with Harper but they seem to be with Machado.
January 31, 20197 yr 1 hour ago, Whitesox27 said: But Charles The Cat said the Cubs still have a chance!!! Check out what Theo’s wife posted https://mobile.twitter.com/prince___28/status/1091041366874996737
January 31, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said: I’d be more concerned the Padres land one of these guys than the Nats. I refuse to say it can’t happen, but they’d be in luxury tax hell indefinitely. I'm not really. The White Sox are not spending bohemoths compared to the padres, but the padres really did handicap themselves in this by signing hosmer and myers. The entire case for the white sox is that the only long-term money on the books is an affordable one on the shortstop. Hosmer's deal is not gangbusters (except when you factor in that he sucks), but it is $20 mill on the books for the next four years on a 1b, and $20 mill for next 4 years for Wil Meyers. They could sign Machado for 30 million, and it would ease up obviously when some of their star young players hit meaningful arb years, but they'd need to pay for a bullpen and sp support. They'd be up against it pretty quickly.
January 31, 20197 yr 2 minutes ago, fathom said: Check out what Theo’s wife posted https://mobile.twitter.com/prince___28/status/1091041366874996737 I’m not following what’s going on there.
January 31, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, bmags said: I'm not really. The White Sox are not spending bohemoths compared to the padres, but the padres really did handicap themselves in this by signing hosmer and myers. The entire case for the white sox is that the only long-term money on the books is an affordable one on the shortstop. Hosmer's deal is not gangbusters (except when you factor in that he sucks), but it is $20 mill on the books for the next four years on a 1b, and $20 mill for next 4 years for Wil Meyers. They could sign Machado for 30 million, and it would ease up obviously when some of their star young players hit meaningful arb years, but they'd need to pay for a bullpen and sp support. They'd be up against it pretty quickly. I’m not concerned abou the Padres, just saying the Nationals are even less of a threat IMO.
January 31, 20197 yr 2 minutes ago, fathom said: Check out what Theo’s wife posted https://mobile.twitter.com/prince___28/status/1091041366874996737 Reminds me of when college recruits post "i'm so confusssed" and fans go nuts and they were talking about ordering fast food.
January 31, 20197 yr She is probably making social commentary about all the THOTs out there looking silly and stupid Charles is trying hard to make a connection. Theo's wife doesn't give a crap about dropping hints on the Cubs.
January 31, 20197 yr The rumors indicate that the Sox may have Offers on the table for Machado and forHarper. What if they both say yes to the White Sox ?
January 31, 20197 yr 2 minutes ago, tray said: The rumors indicate that the Sox may have Offers on the table for Machado and forHarper. What if they both say yes to the White Sox ? Then we should all be very, very happy.
January 31, 20197 yr 50 minutes ago, BrianAnderson said: No reason not to, but these guys are really waiting out FA to get the shot to play for the teams they want to. I feel like were the safety net for these guys which sucks. Regardless of what happens I am going to be fairly certain that each of these guys are going to opt out after year 3 or 4 with whatever team they sign with this offseason. They'll both then sign on with a big wig team ... bosox, yanks, cubs, dodgers, etc. They will go to whoever pays them what they want. The money just isn't there yet.
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