Regardless if the Sox get both whales or just one, I think Moncada should hit in front of them. He'll get more good pitches to hit if Machado, Harper, or both is hitting behind him.
Lozano would be stupid to not make it sound like the Padres are seriously interested. This is most likely another one of his tactics to get the Sox to up their offer.
I think Manny is coming to the Sox just by the process of elimination.
Padres: it's possible, but probably not
Yankees: it's possible, but probably not
Phillies: seem to be more interested in Harper
He might not have a choice but to sign with the Sox, unless he takes a short term pillow deal somewhere which seems unlikely.
From what I've seen, they haven't even had a formal meeting with Machado. If they were legitimately interested in him, I feel like that would have happened by now. I'm not worried about them.
I think one aspect that needs to be considered is Reinsdorf's age. He isn't young anymore. Obviously he doesn't have a history of maintaining a high payroll, but it's possible that could change heading forward. You'd have to think he'd want to see another championship before he goes.
It's crazy how Machado was so poor that he didn't even have enough money to buy a uniform when he was a kid and now he'll be signing a contract for well over 200 million dollars.