February 17, 20197 yr 4 minutes ago, JuliusO1274 said: Hahn would never sign Moose as a back up plan while we are still in the running to get Manny because if Manny did sign with the Sox we would also be stuck with Moose's contract. It means nothing in regards to Manny's choice other than the fact that the White Sox still have a chance at getting him. I never thought Sox would sign Moustakas. I do think Padres would have signed him though.
February 17, 20197 yr Just now, SonofaRoache said: At no point was he not going to the highest bidder. This was always the case. And at no point in time is there only going to be a whitesox and no other team connected to Machado if and when Harper signed first. So people need to take all of this with a grain of salt
February 17, 20197 yr Just now, fathom said: I never thought Sox would sign Moustakas. I do think Padres would have signed him though. This would be my only concern with the padres interest now.
February 17, 20197 yr 11 minutes ago, Whitesoxa6 said: I'm going to laugh so hard on here when the Sox lose out on Manny to SD. Everyone in here has been downplaying them the whole time because of taxes. If the Sox offered 250 and the Padres offered 255, he'd go to the Padres all day. This front office sucks, this organization is pathetic Probably not, because $5M wouldn’t come close to making up the differences in state income taxes & likely marketing opportunists. Regardless, glad you’d take some enjoyment out of us missing out on Machado.
February 17, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, Whitesoxa6 said: The Padres future looks brighter than the White Sox. Far and away the best farm system in baseball. They've also shown a willingness to spend in the past. They are less of a joke than the White Sox The Padres have finished better than 16 GB exactly once in the last decade. 4 minutes ago, Baron said: Oh no. They've been downplayed here because of taxes and their "cash flow" issues. Cash flow, maybe, but taxes? Not quite. Someone said taxes aren't different in CA than they are in IL. That was factually incorrect and proven so. No one said they wouldn't sign Machado because of taxes.
February 17, 20197 yr The Sox have to beat the Padres offer. They have to! I don’t believe this is an effort to raise the Sox bid. I believe the Padres are very serious. Even the tone in reports makes the Padres feel like the front runners. It’s disgusting how this thing has unfolded.
February 17, 20197 yr On 2/16/2019 at 12:22 PM, teorey23 said: The Sox will sign Machado, the Padres stuff is real but Manny does not want to go there, this is a ploy to get the Sox to pay up. I can say with 200% certainty Manny will be playing 3B for the Sox next season. Guys, breathe.... He’s going to the Sox just a question as to how much he’s going to play here for. Rick and co. have been planning for this for 3 years. They’ll seal the deal.
February 17, 20197 yr Is it not possible that Rick was stubborn and stuck with his mid 200 number and the Padres got him to 300?
February 17, 20197 yr I'm pretty sure the Pads can sign Machado with no problems. I'm not sure they will, but people are right to be nervous. Rosenthal's article made it clear that Jerry wants to "chase" the market - with his history, I can't help but feel like that means he won't pull the trigger.
February 17, 20197 yr Just now, Baron said: Is it not possible that Rick was stubborn and stuck with his mid 200 number and the Padres got him to 300? Where are you coming up with this mysterious 300 number?
February 17, 20197 yr 3 minutes ago, Baron said: Not possible Yup, I don’t think Moustakas signing with the Brewers means much. He’s simply not that good and it’s not crazy to think the Padres just don’t want him.
February 17, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, Baron said: Is it not possible that Rick was stubborn and stuck with his mid 200 number and the Padres got him to 300? Who’s to say they even sniffed mid-250s?
February 17, 20197 yr The amount of rage from this site if we get outbid by the Padres is going to be insane.
February 17, 20197 yr Wait a minute... why would we pay up now? I thought the consensus was that we should be shrewd negotiators and insist on a discount since no other suitors were out there? Why $300 when you can pay $200? Shouldve paid up a long time ago.... Sox have never been in a position to be shrewd in these negotiations. We’re not a desorable place to play...
February 17, 20197 yr Just now, chw42 said: The amount of rage from this site if we get outbid by the Padres is going to be insane. The rage is already here and that situation probably hasn't even happened.
February 17, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, beckham15 said: Where are you coming up with this mysterious 300 number? No where. Just like the Sox number.
February 17, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, chw42 said: The amount of rage from this site if we get outbid by the Padres is going to be insane. Deservedly so.
February 17, 20197 yr Just now, Baron said: No where. Just like the Sox number. There have been numerous reports on Sox offers ranging from the unbelievable 175 mil to Gomez 250 mil.....what exactly is the padres offer?
February 17, 20197 yr 3 minutes ago, Orlando said: The Sox have to beat the Padres offer. They have to! I don’t believe this is an effort to raise the Sox bid. I believe the Padres are very serious. Even the tone in reports makes the Padres feel like the front runners. It’s disgusting how this thing has unfolded. I’ll keep repeating this, but 90% of leaks come with an agenda. All these Padres rumors are being leaked for a reason. IMO, the most obvious one is to scare the White Sox into increasing their bid.
February 17, 20197 yr I’ve said it before and I will say it again: the Sox must’ve thought they had this wrapped up a while ago. Leaking stupid 7/175 offers to a bunch of Chicago nobodies, smiles all around at Sox Fest and a bunch of other stuff. Then the Padres came in to ruin the party. Now they are forced to show how serious they really are.
February 17, 20197 yr 3 minutes ago, chw42 said: The amount of rage from this site if we get outbid by the Padres is going to be insane. If we miss out on him, I’m egging every house in Winnetka just to make sure I get Hahn’s.
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