Moustakas was traded mid-season, he was not eligible for a qualifying offer.
There is no draft pick attached. If the Sox whiff on Manny and get Harper for some reason, I wouldn't mind Moustakas as a stop gap.
I've bee in this 'Machado is going to sign with the Sox' news bubble for a couple of days now,
I'd prefer not to step outside and face the scary reality.?
I hate the new thread title, I just glanced at the front page and saw 7/250 and it blended together with 'pending physica'l from the Jon Jay thread. It almost gave me a heart attack.
See you in court, soxtalk mods.
I am going with answer C : Dan Bernstein is full of shit.
I think the current generation of ballplayers is much much more well-behaved than previous generations. With the rise of mobile phones and social media it's so easy to get busted. I think most dudes just play video games when they are on the road.
Why would Machado go to a Bears game with JR in the first place? He has enough money to buy his own tickets and doesn't have to share space with a dude in his 80's
Avi platooning with Palka probably gives you some pretty good offensive production.
Don't want him as an everyday player. He has been with the Sox for over 5 years and he is what he is.
Would not want the Sox to guarantee him more than 2-3 mil/yr
Yeah the Sox should only trade him when other teams pay the #1 prospect in all of baseball price for him.
Selling him for pennies on the dollar would be incredibly stupid.