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Machado signs with Padres 10/300

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54 minutes ago, Orlando said:

Here is one but this one has 15K followers. 

Someone hold me

Orlando - that's not the kind of tweets we're asking for. Lol

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3 minutes ago, Machado2Sox said:

Funny that there are some people worried about a $35 million AAV as opposed to $30 million AAV.  That’s one mediocre player off the roster, like Jon Jay for example...  or any one of the countless ~$5 million dollar players the Sox have wasted money on over the years.

Or $20 million on Jay/Alonso/Castillo.  Or almost another $25 million on Nova/Herrera/Colome.

$45 million, gone like that...all for a total fWAR of about 4-5.

Beat thing about Rosenthal is there is a lot of intriguing info packed in that tweet you know will be fleshed out in his column. Can’t wait for tomorrow to read it.

5 minutes ago, smellysox said:

Orlando - that's not the kind of tweets we're asking for. Lol

SO ANNOYING!!!

The only thing one can do is keep refreshing the ESPN.com homepage.

Everyone and their kind grandma is misreading this Rosenthal tweet

It's nice to see Rosenthal weigh in, and simultaneously confirm we are still in it. It does leave me wanting more, though. 

If I am reading that tweet correctly:

 

All three teams are in on both.

Sox and SD are strongest possibilities for Machado.

Philly, SD and Chicago front offices all prefer Machado.

Philly and SD ownership prefer Harper.

Meaning JR prefers Machado?

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1 minute ago, daggins said:

It's nice to see Rosenthal weigh in, and simultaneously confirm we are still in it. It does leave me wanting more, though. 

Sounds like he also said that the ownership for Philly and San Diego prefer Harper over Machado....so there is that

 

Just now, Orlando said:

If I am reading that tweet correctly:

 

All three teams are in on both.

Sox and SD are strongest possibilities Machado.

Philly, SD and Chicago front offices all prefer Machado.

Philly and SD ownership prefer Harper.

Meaning JR prefers Machado?

Nailed it 

3 minutes ago, Princess Dye said:

Everyone and their kind grandma is misreading this Rosenthal tweet

But when Joe Blow with 17 followers tweets about the Padres, misreading it is fine?

1 minute ago, Princess Dye said:

 

Breaking news from Hector.

Just now, beckham15 said:

Sounds like he also said that the ownership for Philly and San Diego prefer Harper over Machado....so there is that

I read it more as "we know WS ownership is all in on Machado because he's literally at the bargaining table, and while all three prefer Machado, SD and PHI ownership may not be as enthusiastic".

2 minutes ago, Orlando said:

If I am reading that tweet correctly:

 

All three teams are in on both.

Sox and SD are strongest possibilities Machado.

Philly, SD and Chicago front offices all prefer Machado.

Philly and SD ownership prefer Harper.

Meaning JR prefers Machado?

No, it sounds like Philly, SD and the Sox all prefer Machado over Harper

9 minutes ago, Machado2Sox said:

If the Sox don’t land Machado, Rich Hahn is surely going to look like a clown.  $13 million for Alonso and Jay looks fine if Machado is wearing a Sox fan but it looks like crap if Machado is a Padre.  Imagine having to watch Alonso and Jay play for a Machado-less Sox team?  Puke city.

That’s why I’ve been optimistic of our chances. Would Hahn trade for Alonso and sign Jay as a way around paying him more....to just add 13 million in another spot?  Hahn is intelligent enough to understand playing alongside friends/family doesn’t justify Machado turning down millions. For it to happen had to mean something more than Machado making demands

White Sox keep trying to sign Machado?

Hector, man...

As opposed to not trying to sign him?

10 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

You can throw in complementary PT and aromatherapy knee massages...

PT yes. The others, not my area.

4 minutes ago, soxfan49 said:

No, it sounds like Philly, SD and the Sox all prefer Machado over Harper

If his tweet said that the Sox front office prefers Manny but ownership doesn't, I guarantee most of us would have said they aren't getting Manny then.

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4 minutes ago, soxfan49 said:

No, it sounds like Philly, SD and the Sox all prefer Machado over Harper

I think he's saying all 3 Front Offices prefer Machado, but the owners in Philly and SD might not be so sure they prefer Machado over Harper, likely because Harper is the bigger marketing play.

 

Harper is more likely to translate to dollars, Machado is more likely to translate to wins. Front Offices want wins, owners want dollars.

White Sox FO and ownership seem to both agree on Machado being the best fit. That's how I understand his tweet.

Rosenthal is saying that the owners of the other two teams are not as convinced that Machado is worth it..as much as the Sox ownership is

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Just now, ChiliIrishHammock24 said:

I think he's saying all 3 Front Offices prefer Machado, but the owners in Philly and SD might not be so sure they prefer Machado over Harper, likely because Harper is the bigger marketing play.

 

Harper is more likely to translate to dollars, Machado is more likely to translate to wins. Front Offices want wins, owners want dollars.

White Sox FO and ownership seem to both agree on Machado being the best fit. That's how I understand his tweet.

Yep, and I believe Heyman said a few weeks ago that Padres might prefer Harper because of his prestige.

1 minute ago, ChiliIrishHammock24 said:

I think he's saying all 3 Front Offices prefer Machado, but the owners in Philly and SD might not be so sure they prefer Machado over Harper, likely because Harper is the bigger marketing play.

 

Harper is more likely to translate to dollars, Machado is more likely to translate to wins. Front Offices want wins, owners want dollars.

White Sox FO and ownership seem to both agree on Machado being the best fit. That's how I understand his tweet.

This is how I read it as well.

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