chitown87

...he's 26

I actually do too. Seems like his ability to pitch well the first time through a lineup would translate well to being a long reliever.

give it a rest, would ya

I'm sure James Andrews needs your advice on elbow injuries.

I want what you're saying to be true, but is there any real reason to actually think that the front office feels embarrassed? Or that they are in a tail spin? They SHOULD be embarrassed, but what reason is there to believe that they are?

There's no way the Sox thought their offer of $175 would scare teams away, right?

A photoshop of Preller and Machado consummating their relationship while Hahn watches and weeps would be more appropriate

Harper to the Giants would be terrible news for the Sox

Or it could be dependent on the Sox signing Manny, I guess. But in general I think what you're saying makes a lot of sense

https://twitter.com/Sox_Takes/status/1088627936121573377

Speaking of cringeworthy

Red Line Radio

He's not signed. Let's not even go down that road and get our hopes up.

I can definitely see the logic here as well. Which makes me wonder WTF is actually going on. Could it be that the Sox did NOT leak the lowball offer but Lozano thinks they did?

"I don't know if their sources are blatantly violating the Collective Bargaining Agreement by intentionally misleading them to try and affect negotiations through the public or are just flat out lying to them for other reasons." This sentence seems to me like a shot across the bow aimed at the Sox. I could be and hope that I'm wrong. And I've generally been on the optimistic side of things.

Lozano has a fiduciary duty to Machado to get the best offer possible. He can't just drop the Sox because he's personally pissed unless Machado tells him to. But this definitely doesn't help.

He's basically accusing the White Sox of violating the CBA by making leaks, right? I don't know how else to take it.

That's more positive for us than his post earlier.

I get that. But the chicken little stuff because the Phillies are rumored to have offered a contract is just ridiculous. We don't even know if it's true, or how much money was offered.

100% this. Jesus, some of the posters here are unbearable.

I can't see the Phillies signing both when they are considered the possible favorite to land Trout next year or whenever he becomes a FA.

This is purely speculation, but I'm thinking that we're going to see a lot of movement this weekend for both Machado and Harper. My guess is Machado to the Sox and Harper to the Phillies.

I think it would be wrong not to.

Definitely huge if true. It's been speculated a number of times that Philly was Machado's least preferred destination. Stroke that check and get it done, Sox.