SonofaRoache

Let's be real. He can face time his brother outside of sox fest. Also, his brother in law wouldn't pull that move if it wasnt good vibes. Manny could have easily said he didn't feel comfortable face timing during Sox Fest because of his privacy and not wanting the media to make assumptions.

I think we actually offered him a 280 million dollar deal and told him to shop around and come back with his best offer. I just don't see anyway he is face timing with our guys at Sox Fest if there wasnt good vibes for both sides.

My HS girlfriend yanked me a lot, but the good yank.

If you look at our top prospects you see a ton of pitchers and OF's. We will be making several trades I think.

Good players on short team friendly deals aren't available for trade without giving up a lot.

To be fair, reporters probably have access to Renteria to ask him about the meeting in December. So he is answering them.

Does your sister swallow?

This way of thinking is erroneous. Rebuilds aren't linear or equal. Our rebuild doesn't need to take 5 years to complete because of other teams. We started ahead of many other rebuilds by having elite talent to trade on great deals. We've tanked for two years to get top picks and signed an International star in Robert. Year three isn't about signing guys to simply win 85 games. Year three is about letting our future core get a taste of winning games and learning how to compete. Year three is also about bringing in talent cheaper than normal because of the current market. We can win this division next year because it flat out sucks. The Tigers and Royals will be pushovers compared to us, and the Twins and Indians will become the team we previously were (old and mediocre). There is no reason for us to draw out this rebuild just to feel like we are building from the ground up "the correct way". There is no correct way, as tanking and slowly building a roster fails more than it works.

Well they are named after beer, so it makes sense with Miller. AFI only makes it tough to get the money you need.

That's from Mannys perspective, the public sees 13/325 and think it is a monstrous deal.

Yeah but Miller is a Milwaukee business, so it makes sense. And is a cool name, like Coors Field and Busch Stadium.

In 2020 our name changes too, to Guaranteed Rake Field.

It's funny how everyone keeps saying these guys want Stanton's deal. But in reality they are getting Stanton's deal. Stanton's AAV is 25 million, which is the same as 7/175. So I think the issue here is not the dollars, but the years of financial security. 9/225 may get things done.

Mitchell Trubisky made the Pro Bowl. ?

Not a chance it goes down like this. Especially since the players are starting to speak up across the league about offers being unfair.

To what?

That is fair. But if Joc helps you get Machado, then you do it. Maybe Machado wants to see good faith effort that we can bring players in and try not to completely suck this year.

I'm not concerned with trading Bush if you are actually getting a talented player. I dont like trading promising prospects for garbage like Shields.

Or Cliffs Hat trick.

Milwaukee is going to win that division again.

I havent been following today but mlb.com is implying it is a Sox hat Manny is wearing.

I still don't know what the heck Bruce was talking about. Was he talking out of his ass to sound smart or was he legit? I'm not sure what the future value of the dollar has to deal with years and total salary at signing.

One would think we left the age of shitty camera work, especially when cameras can take much better pics from hundreds of feet away.

Is this what it has come to? Maybe it's a Portland Trailblazers hat.

They aren't waiting til Soxfest to announce. They want the buzz leading into Soxfest to make Machado a big deal there. They want local and national attention. Thus, no deal is in place. Machado probably won't sign until he is forced to sign a lowball deal. Might as well wait to see if any teams make big trades to clear cap, for injuries, or pure desperation.