Buehrle>Wood Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 19 minutes ago, Frank_Thomas said: Kanye ya sorry autocorrect. https://mobile.twitter.com/Lakeshow_323/status/1074378147661996032 That's a fake tweet/joke. Kanye is a White Sox fan first off. Second off I doubt he knows who Bryce Harper is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox1917 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Frank_Thomas said: Not sure if this was posted or not. Prob bs but found it doing the daily twitter search for Harper rumors. https://mobile.twitter.com/unaballer100/status/1074153785008758785 Alot of others saying Bryce to LAD which has been discussed throughly. And some saying he was at STL airport yesterday. Plus someone posted that Kenye Twitted Bryce called he’s going to the Dodgers. Ricky's powerpoint skills are on point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 8 hours ago, Frank_Thomas said: Kanye ya sorry autocorrect. https://mobile.twitter.com/Lakeshow_323/status/1074378147661996032 I couldn't find anything like that on his timeline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 THE CAT HAS SPOKEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrathofhahn Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 20 hours ago, fathom said: And Buster basically implied yesterday that the reporters pumping up the Sox interest in a huge deal is because they work for MLB That or it could be agents trying to extract more dollars from other teams. Like we all know the game the whitesox have a low payroll and the feeling is around the league is they have money to spend. If you were a player why wouldn't you pump up their interest as much as you could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peavy44 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 37 minutes ago, Orlando said: THE CAT HAS SPOKEN Don't believe this idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, peavy44 said: Don't believe this idiot. Which idiot should we believe in then? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 1 minute ago, Sleepy Harold said: Which idiot should we believe in then? The idiot predicting Harper to whichever team you root for. That's how it seems to go these days. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightsOnMintSt Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Starting to get the feeling, as some in the media have mentioned, that the offers for Harper are just not what they were expecting at all. I believe that Boras was thinking that the top offers would be in the 10-year, $400 million to 12-year, $424 Million, and that is simply just not happening. There seems to be so few teams in the running, that I dont think they feel like they need to bid against themselves. If I had to guess, I would say that the best offer as of right now is probably 10-year, $300 million to 10-year, $325 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, KnightsOnMintSt said: Starting to get the feeling, as some in the media have mentioned, that the offers for Harper are just not what they were expecting at all. I believe that Boras was thinking that the top offers would be in the 10-year, $400 million to 12-year, $424 Million, and that is simply just not happening. There seems to be so few teams in the running, that I dont think they feel like they need to bid against themselves. If I had to guess, I would say that the best offer as of right now is probably 10-year, $300 million to 10-year, $325 million. Yeah, I predicted he would sign for 325-350 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 12 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said: Which idiot should we believe in then? He has literally now said not to believe the idiot who says a deal with Dodgers is close and to not believe the idiot who says a deal with the Dodgers isn't close lol 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 14 minutes ago, soxfan2014 said: He has literally now said not to believe the idiot who says a deal with Dodgers is close and to not believe the idiot who says a deal with the Dodgers isn't close lol So essentially, Three Idiots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 38 minutes ago, KnightsOnMintSt said: Starting to get the feeling, as some in the media have mentioned, that the offers for Harper are just not what they were expecting at all. I believe that Boras was thinking that the top offers would be in the 10-year, $400 million to 12-year, $424 Million, and that is simply just not happening. There seems to be so few teams in the running, that I dont think they feel like they need to bid against themselves. If I had to guess, I would say that the best offer as of right now is probably 10-year, $300 million to 10-year, $325 million. If that is true, we need to be at 10 and 350. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 You have to expect that Boras is going to hold out for at least $326 million so as to surpass the Stanton contract total value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bmags Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 9 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Man that Rosenthal article was excellent and this was a bit that makes sense to me too: Quote For the moment, the team is committed to Cody Bellinger in center, but A.J. Pollock’s ability to play that position might actually make him a better free-agent fit than Harper, provided the Dodgers indeed trade other outfielders. Pollock has not played more than 113 games in a season since 2015, but the Dodgers – due to their depth and versatility – could withstand his absences more easily than most clubs. He would be the position-player version of left-hander Rich Hill, valued for bursts of excellence in limited action. And he would be considerably less expensive than Harper, likely commanding a contract in the three- or four-year range at around $15 million per season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveno89 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 41 minutes ago, bmags said: Man that Rosenthal article was excellent and this was a bit that makes sense to me too: Sox and Phillies seem to be the only teams willing to shell out large offers to Harper/Machado, but we will see how this unfolds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Bryce, no one wants you? We will give you an extra 25 million to come here. So just sign haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35thstreetswarm Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said: ...and I don’t blame them. I don’t love the idea of massive long-term free agent contracts either, and if the Sox were in the middle of their window of contention I’d want them to steer clear of these kinds of signings. But we are in a unique situation where we should be willing to swallow it because this would be so important to jump starting our rebuild. Really hoping the true market for the terms these guys want winnows down to the two “desperate” teams (Sox/Phils). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Not to go all WrathofHahn on you guys, but I do wonder if the market for these two guys just isn't what they had hoped. Its really the Sox and Phillies, and then maybe the Dodgers and Yankees if the price is right (sub $300M?). While I don't think we're getting either of these guys for anything south of $40M AAV for the first 5 seasons, I would not be surprised if these guys only slightly eclipse Stanton's $325M over 10 years, and could see it effectively being a 4 or 5 year deal between $40-45M AAV with the opt outs. I WOULD be surprised if the bidding nears $400M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 53 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: Not to go all WrathofHahn on you guys, but I do wonder if the market for these two guys just isn't what they had hoped. Its really the Sox and Phillies, and then maybe the Dodgers and Yankees if the price is right (sub $300M?). While I don't think we're getting either of these guys for anything south of $40M AAV for the first 5 seasons, I would not be surprised if these guys only slightly eclipse Stanton's $325M over 10 years, and could see it effectively being a 4 or 5 year deal between $40-45M AAV with the opt outs. I WOULD be surprised if the bidding nears $400M. It seems like this always happens where people get their hopes up for a cheap deal, and then one team caves and throws assloads of money at the player and the whole world is shocked when it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar Bear Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Wow those are some great odd for the Sox lmao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Some interesting Dodgers tidbit in this brief interview: https://wttspod.com/wtts-dodgers-favorites-bryce-harper/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 If the market is tepid for these guys then Chicago just needs to backup the truck. It's that simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Gload Fan Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 38 minutes ago, Moncada said: Wow those are some great odd for the Sox lmao I mean, even if you wanna disrespect the Sox, my god, at least respect the Yankees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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