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I don’t think it would unfold that way either. Not my scenario.

Machado hasn’t been negotiating with Philly for several weeks

https://theloopsports.com/2019/02/12/a-south-side-coup-detat-how-the-white-sox-could-shock-the-baseball-world-and-sign-both-machado-and-harper/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Yeah, that’s a really poor generalization by Passan.

Dick Allen is really Chuck Garfein.

I would like to amend my last response with the caveat that the last particular information I heard from several people does not seem to be accurate as of now.

I don’t think there is any sense in putting a number on it, but it is my belief that the comments Hahn made at Soxfest over the weekend do not really represent just how determined they are to land him. Harper being out there does complicate that a bit, but I think (and all their moves make this very clear) they are absolutely committed to landing him unless the price starts to converge with the bottom range of how they value Harper.

To get him to sign a 2-year deal you’d probably be closer to double that.

Nope.

Yeah, I was thinking maybe late this week

Nah, I’m guessing like 613

I am not an insider I’m just a Sox news fiend that talks to a lot of people. And I’ve been on this forum for like 13 years and like to read and participate like anyone else. So now I am faced with the conundrum of wanting to participate honestly, given things I know to be true or not at all and watch you guys all trip over stuff that is nonsense. Thats really the only reason I sort of vaguely refer to things I’ve heard. Not because I want to brag.

Just to clear this up...Dave has sources all over the place...I am not privy to anywhere near the stuff he hears.

Go look back at the thread and see who named Herrera first...

Ever think that maybe people get info at the same time? Technology these days...

Because he’s not the one that told me...

No reason to get you guys riled up. We’ll just let Passan tell you when the time comes.

If you knew the info Dave knows today, and hasn’t made a peep about, you’d likely sing a different tune.

All fair feedback.

Dave did reply. He jokingly said “No, it’s about the Miami Heat.” Read what you will into that. Rabbit may or may not have known the exact package that was rumored. A lot of times someone hears a piece of information and then tries to build off of that from other sources. Again, it’s a puzzle they’re trying to put together and they only have some of the pieces. Unfortunately, they don’t receive a text when the deal is complete with all the terms like Rosenthal, Passan and Heyman do.

Would you prefer they didn’t share anything?

Well, I know you are wrong, because I’ve seen the evidence to the contrary.

I don’t think they give a shit whether you believe them or not. Believe whatever it is you choose to believe. No one cares. Calling them liars or frauds or attention-seekers is not accurate, however. The sheer volume of stuff people tell both of them, particularly Dave, is incredible. He could create far more attention for himself than he does if he chose to.

People have to understand that there are probably 3-5 people that know ALL the details about a transaction. I know everyone is tired of hearing the old “things are fluid” statements. What usually leaks out early and gets shared by and with people like Dave and Rabbit and others are high-level, general pieces of information wherein decisions still remain that ultimately impact official announcements and so forth. I know people are impatient, and I know people think these guys are embellishing or just flat-out wrong about things, but they really are not necessarily wrong about what they know, they just don’t have all the pieces of the puzzle. And that is why they are vague to begin with. Then people press them. Then they may try to add additional detail and that ends up being judged. I can say with full confidence that the information these guys get is solid. Take from it what you wish, but they aren’t just out there making things up out of thin air. And remember that when the announcements get made.

Absolutely. In this context, however, it sounded like folks were asking about an announcement coming from the Club at Soxfest.