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Man I remember those, though I was only a lurker here with no account. Those were my WSI posting days...

But he hasn't even had a full season at Birmingham yet. I would think the Sox would want him to get some more reps down there. He didn't exactly light the world on fire after he got promoted. Newly acquired George and Bennett can both play the OF, and are age appropriate organizational filler. I also wouldn't be surprised to see a FA addition with S.T. invite.

A short meeting would signal to me that they were pretty far apart on something. Hopefully this works out the way we all want it. It’ll be interesting to see how long his Phillies meeting is.

I don’t get the constant Michael Jordan references. Do people not realize the Sox and Bulls are owned by the same person? Plus he never played in the MLB... seems irrelevant to all this.

"the smart thing they did is sign Alonso" ... NO... they did NOT SIGN Alonso. They traded for him. That literally is one of my biggest pet-peeves. There is a difference - get it right.

How the hell did he get $11M? Angels must be nuts.

Monday is Christmas Eve. I could see this dragging until late next week.

This a a tough one. So many guys off the top of my head, I'm not sure I'd be able to actually rank them... 1) Nick Swisher 2) Adam LaRoche 3) Alex Rios 4) Jeff Samardjiza 5) Mark Teahen HM: Orlando Cabrera, David Aardsma, Brett Myers, Mike MacDougal, Manny Ramirez, Joe Borchard

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Then in that case, coupled with his age, I’d much rather have Manny/Harper.

He seems like the type of player the Yankees would throw money at. I also wonder how much of the Coors effect pumps his stats. Aren’t his home/away splits pretty drastic?

It is the professional thing to do though, especially for the agent and his future clients. Gotta be patient and hope for the best.

1. Mark Buehrle 2. Frank Thomas 3. A.J. Pierzynski 4. Joe Crede 5. Chris Sale I was born in ‘89, so I didn’t really have the pleasure of getting to grow up with with guys like Hoyt, Alvarez, McDowell, Ozzie, etc. but the 5 listed were by far the most emotionally invested players I ever got the pleasure to see in-person.

This makes sense. Cubs could offer him the league minimum and a chance to win the job out of ST.

Definitely seems like the Marlins screwed themselves again. If the Braves aren't pursuing him, who's left? I'm glad the Sox did not trade for him. I'd be willing to bet the conversation started with Cease, and in that case I'm glad it probably ended with him as well.

I think the only way the Sox can get Machado is if they offer more years + more $ than the Yankees. Having Alonso and Castillo on the team help, but they will still need to beat the Yankees offer to have a chance, especially if he's that dead set on being a Yankee like we are all hearing.

I want the Sox not helping the Dodgers in anyway if it means helping them get Harper. Let the Dodgers figure out their mess on their own.

I wouldn't say that. Call has a shot to be a 4th OF'er. He's not a top prospect, but the exact type that usually get a cup of coffee at the MLB level (nothing to cry over either).

I doubt that was the main reason, but there was a story around SoxFest where someone asked him if he would recruit Machado.

With this move, I believe the 40-Man is now 100% full.

Same. It's gotta be the Yankees, Phillies, and Sox.

Reading that definitely makes me feel better. I hope it becomes reality...

This is really odd if you ask me. Sox now have Castillo and Alonso almost specifically just for recruiting Manny. If the Sox don't land one of Harper/Manny they are absolutely going to look foolish to the rest of MLB.

McCann wears #34...

They would. Plus they have Puig, Kemp, Bellinger, Verdugo, Pederson, Hernandez, and Toles in the OF. They need to make a few moves. Didn't they say no figures were exchanged between Boras and all the Harper suitors? Seems like an incredible turn of events to all of a sudden put together the biggest FA contract overnight after traveling back from Vegas the day before. Calling BS on this.