Buehrle>Wood Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, Tony said: It doesn't eliminate them from Manny, but it helps the Sox it would seems. I'd say it says they were never really too interested in Machado. Theyve been used as a boogeyman by the Machado camp IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 1 minute ago, soxfan2014 said: Just read hes going to be used at the corners and 2B. They had Neil Walker for that role last year, so now they have some semblance of IF depth again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomPickle Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1083781261796073472 htt https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1083781261796073472 ps://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/10837812617960 https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1083781261796073 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Seeing as Lowrie signed yesterday and was a better fit, I'm going to assume the Yankees didnt want to give him 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo8 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 oh boy dan clark twitter is going to be so much heat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 5 minutes ago, Tony said: It doesn't eliminate them from Manny, but it helps the Sox it would seems. It doesn't help them necessarily, you could view it has a sign that their not confident on Machado and want to hedge their bets though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Aight. Phils sign Harper, Sox sign Manny. Wrap it up already. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiebs13 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Just now, TomPickle said: https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1083781261796073472 htt https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1083781261796073472 ps://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/10837812617960 https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1083781261796073 looks like hector gomez may have been right about the yankees being out of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I mean with this market it made way more sense to get a good, cheaper 2b than to go big on a 3b especially with the pieces they had. DJ is also a nice change of pace piece to that lineup too though. Good signing. Man the yankees are gonna be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitown87 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 This is purely speculation, but I'm thinking that we're going to see a lot of movement this weekend for both Machado and Harper. My guess is Machado to the Sox and Harper to the Phillies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greek-konerko Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Perhaps bob? U cant swallow it easily arent you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSpalehoseCWS Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 5 minutes ago, Princess Dye said: Certainly seems that way. That’s a lot of infielders to find playing time for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Just now, bmags said: I mean with this market it made way more sense to get a good, cheaper 2b than to go big on a 3b especially with the pieces they had. DJ is also a nice change of pace piece to that lineup too though. Good signing. Man the yankees are gonna be good. I really wanted the Brewers to improve and sign DJ for 2B (wanted them to grab Lowrie). Oh well. A package deal of Bumgarner and Panik works too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 1 minute ago, soxfan2014 said: Seeing as Lowrie signed yesterday and was a better fit, I'm going to assume the Yankees didnt want to give him 2 years. This is a good point. Yanks have been very dogmatic on getting players on their terms this offseason. Cashman has really fine tuned that org to the new operating environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: They had Neil Walker for that role last year, so now they have some semblance of IF depth again. Didn't walker reup with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Every signing ever within 5 minutes of each other Rosenthal/morosi/passan/local beat writer: "x player signs with team for 2 years" 10 minutes later Bob N: "x player signs with team for 2 years. Definitely a player that will play for that team. rosenthal 1st" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EloyJenkins Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 IF...and it's a big IF...Yankees are truly out...we may be able to get Manny at a reasonable enough price that the real bidding war then comes down to Harper. Let's say we get Manny at 8/280, will JR do 10/350 for Harper? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 1 minute ago, JoshPR said: Didn't walker reup with them? Spotrac has him still as a FA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iWiN4PreP Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Good. Now W'Sox sign both Harper and Machado. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, JoshPR said: Didn't walker reup with them? I don't think so. I would be surprised if he finds a job this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iWiN4PreP Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 1 minute ago, EloyJenkins said: IF...and it's a big IF...Yankees are truly out...we may be able to get Manny at a reasonable enough price that the real bidding war then comes down to Harper. Let's say we get Manny at 8/280, will JR do 10/350 for Harper? He should. I mean, I would hope he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) We're at the point now where if we don't land either one, we deserve to be livid as fans. At least one should be falling into our lap. Signing neither is not an option for this organization. Edited January 11, 2019 by soxfan2014 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, bmags said: This is a good point. Yanks have been very dogmatic on getting players on their terms this offseason. Cashman has really fine tuned that org to the new operating environment. Yes he has. I think he's being a bit too stubborn here (there is no org a 5-6 WAR IF doesn't fit, at almost any price in today's financial environment) but I commend him for having a philosophy and sticking to it. He seems absolutely intent on running the Yankees almost like a richer version of the Cardinals. Focus on scouting, development and precision FA signings at the right price. Might be handcuffing himself a bit but it's also quite low risk. If shit doesn't work out they can always just spend some money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Get this shit done Rick. No excuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: Spotrac has him still as a FA Ok thanks. Wasn't sure after I posted that lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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