Rowand44 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Just now, fathom said: Some people are crazy on here. This should make people optimistic. People are just getting more antsy with every move we make. Is what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisox05 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockin Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 What is going on with rabbit? Holy crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 1 minute ago, Joshua Strong said: I need to know the corresponding move. Palka... Delmonico... one of those guys has to go, I think. Palka RF in a platoon with Adam Jones (another former teammate of Machado), Abreu DH, Delmonico dfa'd next April when Eloy comes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Just now, Dick Allen said: The Sox have room for him. The Phillies, not so much. The whole point of dumping Santana was to move Hoskins to 1B...aiyo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnin' two Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, Joshua Strong said: I need to know the corresponding move. Palka... Delmonico... one of those guys has to go, I think. Ahhh! Harper liked Nicky's tweet! I don't know what to think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFirebird Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 7 minutes ago, fathom said: Maybe I’m being naive, but it’s not like Hahn and Manny’s agent haven’t talked. I have a very hard time thinking this was done just to increase the chance by 1%. If this was any other team getting Yonder, we would have locked the thread for manny This is actually exactly what I was thinking. Especially after watching that video of them training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 I like raBBit but he's the same guy who said Edwin Encarnacion was signing with the Astros a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotHahn Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Now we sign Harpers relative and give him $9 mil and we are golden. Get me hahn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, G&T said: I agree but if means so much then why didn’t the Phillies do it? They JUST dumped Santana so they could move Hoskins back to first, had the worst defense in a decade last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 1 minute ago, Rowand44 said: People are just getting more antsy with every move we make. Is what it is. It will ONLY be fine if they get Machado. Otherwise, it’s another debacle to add to Sox lore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFutureIsNear Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Crap just realized his option is vesting. Only needs 526 PA’s to guarantee his 2020 $ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) 1 minute ago, Whitesox27 said: I like raBBit but he's the same guy who said Edwin Encarnacion was signing with the Astros a few years ago. To be fair, Edwin was really close to signing. Not raBBit's fault that changed last minute. Edited December 15, 2018 by soxfan2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyLawRules Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnin' two Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 1 minute ago, TheFutureIsNear said: Crap just realized his option is vesting. Only needs 526 PA’s to guarantee his 2020 $ He will be the small side of he LH hitting platoon with DelMonico and Palka if Manny doesn't sign here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Offer the most money and we're good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: How would dumping Abreu for a B prospect and a lesser hitter than Palka help to secure Machado? That would mean the majority of our best hitters from what was already a pretty bad offense would be gone (Abreu, Narvaez, Davidson, Smith, Avi). I’m not saying it makes us more likely to get Machado. I’m saying he wasn’t exactly a huge WAR benefit last year even being better than Yonder. We have no idea what Abreu can net, but if it’s better than we’re expecting (think Abrue + for a CF stopgap) then we’re potentially a better team already. And we can deploy the $7-$8 million in the market (on, say Ottavino) then we might be a better team already. Edited December 15, 2018 by username Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 39 minutes ago, fathom said: And I’m pretty sure I jokingly said it a month ago Good job Fathom. I would expect this will help the Sox land Machado. Why else would we acquire Alonso. Sox looking good for Manny. Hope he continues to rake if we get him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 I hope so much this is a good sign. But the anxiety you see is that the stakes come to he to be raised. And again I think it means these FAs were a huge part of their plan, and I worry what it means if they took out all the stops and missed out. like a Tracy McGrady moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: It will ONLY be fine if they get Machado. Otherwise, it’s another debacle to add to Sox lore. The trade by itself can in no way be a debacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: It will ONLY be fine if they get Machado. Otherwise, it’s another debacle to add to Sox lore. Yep. Maybe they can hire Machado's father in law as assistant bench coach or something just for extra insurance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Soxfan Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 I have done a great job of managing my expectations as to whether or not Hahn can sign Harper or Machado; however, with this trade my constraint has been lost. Why in the heck would the Sox need another 1B/DH, makes no sense unless it is attached to a larger prize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) TBH, the first thought I had when I saw this trade,and I have long thought there is next to no chance of them getting Harper or Machado, was OMG, they ARE getting Manny. There really is no other reason to make this trade. Edited December 15, 2018 by Dick Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 How is Palka's defense compared to Harper's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elwood5892 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, bmags said: I hope so much this is a good sign. But the anxiety you see is that the stakes come to he to be raised. And again I think it means these FAs were a huge part of their plan, and I worry what it means if they took out all the stops and missed out. like a Tracy McGrady moment. Well hopefully they don’t send Yolmer Sanchez in a Benny the Bull suit to the meeting with Machado. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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