January 25, 20197 yr 1 hour ago, fathom said: Rick Hahn is having his annual pre-soxfest press conference around 2:40 today This should give us our answer. Which is most likely? If Hahn's there, he A. Is the source of the rumors and did it to increase the Soxfest Surprise. B. Was the source of the rumors that pissed Manny's Superagent off last week and the Sox have been out of the running since then. Ifs Hahn's not there, he C. Is on the phone screaming at Manny's Superagent for leaking the San Diego rumor right before Soxfest D. Is on the phone begging to sign Manny for a record contract.
January 25, 20197 yr Quote For now, the Padres remain a “longshot” for a major strike, according to one source familiar with their thinking. Two other sources said they would be “shocked” if either Harper or Machado landed in San Diego. From Rosenthal ^
January 25, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, Jose Abreu said: From Rosenthal ^ No Sox blew it already, you can't convince me otherwise!!!
January 25, 20197 yr FWIW Dave is saying there’s not going to be a Machado SoxFest announcement. https://www.barstoolsports.com/chicago/soxfest-2019-starts-tonight-heres-all-you-need-to-know-on-the-event/?_branch_match_id=617436380472542349
January 25, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, TheTruth05 said: No Sox blew it already, you can't convince me otherwise!!! explain how?
January 25, 20197 yr Manny will go to the team that offers the most. Same as it ever was. The Padres are checking in. They are interested if the 7/175 amount is true, and the price doesn't go up much from there. Which means they are not a true threat to actually sign Manny IMO. If anything, the Padres being unveiled as the mystery team is a good thing. This potentially gives the Sox more certainty in what they are up against.
January 25, 20197 yr Does anyone who has Twitter notifications on for all the baseball beat writers excited to turn them off once this all plays out?
January 25, 20197 yr Manny Machado will be at Soxfest like Sting.was during all these Nitros where you weren't quite sure which side he was on.
January 25, 20197 yr Just now, fathom said: ugh Welp. There’s the ‘tampering of expectations’ we’ve been expecting.
January 25, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, fathom said: ugh Not sure what else you'd want him to say, unless you were looking for "Oh that? yeah we wrapped that up an hour ago"
January 25, 20197 yr 2 minutes ago, fathom said: ugh What's he supposed to say? "we got em in the bag guys, just hold on"
January 25, 20197 yr 2 minutes ago, aeichhor said: I HATE this line of thinking. Just because they’re being considered doesn’t mean progress. It means agents saw they had a lot of money and could get a better deal for their client with the White Sox involved. There won’t be progress until they actually convert and get someone of significance. Only then will general opinions change. Edited January 25, 20197 yr by Sockin
January 25, 20197 yr What out! This thread is about to hit 600 pages after everyone is done analyzing Hahn's quotes today
January 25, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, TheTruth05 said: What's he supposed to say? "we got em in the bag guys, just hold on" "If we don't convert on one of these guys we are screwed. Sorry everyone"
January 25, 20197 yr Just now, Sockin said: I HATE this line of thinking. Just because they’re being considered doesn’t mean progress. It means agents saw they had a lot of money and could get a better deal for their client with the White Sox involved. Their won’t be progress until they land some of significance. Absolutely agree. I think they might be surprised at the level of disappointment if they don’t ‘convert.’
January 25, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, Sockin said: I HATE this line of thinking. Just because they’re being considered doesn’t mean progress. It means agents saw they had a lot of money and could get a better deal for their client with the White Sox involved. There won’t be progress until they actually convert and get someone of significance. Only then will general opinions change. Yep, it's an infuriating comment. It doesn't mean much now, but they better not say something like that if the guys go elsewhere. This isn't college recruiting where you're a MAC team trying to get into the top 5 for a 5 star recruit. This is a money issue where every team has the same opportunity.
January 25, 20197 yr Pitchforks unite!!! C’mon guys, nothing positive will come out of this unless it was a oh hey we signed this guy named Machado.
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