fathom Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 1 minute ago, beckham15 said: https://mobile.twitter.com/scottmerkin/status/1096086420249141248 first thing I can kind of see as a negative from Alonso in regards to Manny....ugh this needs to be over already What was negative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Buster Olney laughed at the Sox for merely trying to meet with Harper and Machado and was resoundingly dunked on by Machado's agent. Sorry if I don't buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Just now, Quin said: Buster Olney laughed at the Sox for merely trying to meet with Harper and Machado and was resoundingly dunked on by Machado's agent. Sorry if I don't buy it. Exactly. I'm seeing a lot of "he's a senior ESPN reporter, he has tons of connections" online, but his recent actions make him more of a Bruce Levine than a Ken Rosenthal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, fathom said: What was negative? Also that quote is by McCann, not Alonso 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Just now, Jose Abreu said: Also that quote is by McCann, not Alonso yep, that's what I was going to inform him of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Just now, Jose Abreu said: Also that quote is by McCann, not Alonso Yep. Very misleading tweet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 23 minutes ago, fathom said: or they were trying to not come across as desperate with regards to the agents. holy smokes kingery was bad last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 31 minutes ago, Whitesox27 said: Is he saying in so many words that the Phillies won't get either of them or am I reading it wrong? I don't see that, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I don't even care if we are a safety net for both if it means we still land one of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 4 minutes ago, bmags said: holy smokes kingery was bad last year. And he was SO good in Lehigh the year before. Like doing everything. Spraying hits all over the field, stealing clutch bases, making unbelievable diving basket catches. Hitting dongers even though he’s small and it’s a pitchers park. He looked so, so ready for the show. Prospects will break your heart, man. Hope he puts it together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 40 minutes ago, Whitesox27 said: Is he saying in so many words that the Phillies won't get either of them or am I reading it wrong? To me it sounds similar to what Hahn has said few times about being dissapointed if they don't land one of the whales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Paul Crane is someone that was pounding the Machado/Padres situation a few weeks ago. Now, he's saying this (and yes I know MLB insider is fake, but it seems he has his own source): 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackDoorBreach Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, fathom said: Paul Crane is someone that was pounding the Machado/Padres situation a few weeks ago. Now, he's saying this (and yes I know MLB insider is fake, but it seems he has his own source): When was NYY ever IN on Harper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellysox Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, fathom said: Paul Crane is someone that was pounding the Machado/Padres situation a few weeks ago. Now, he's saying this (and yes I know MLB insider is fake, but it seems he has his own source): I've always liked Paul Crane! Very intelligent. Sorry couldn't type that with a straight face. Lol Not gonna lie. I like what he's saying about the Sox. Edited February 14, 2019 by smellysox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect Vision Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 There's been a lot of talk about how the Yankees would be able to make their infield work if they signed Machado, but it seems a fair thing to ask of the Phillies as well. Wouldn't a Machado signing pretty much necessitate a Franco trade, and it's getting a little late in the offseason for that. Wouldn't anyone interested in Franco just sign Moustakas instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Damn I thought the yanks were definitely about to build a *looks down* one billion dollar outfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Just now, Perfect Vision said: There's been a lot of talk about how the Yankees would be able to make their infield work if they signed Machado, but it seems a fair thing to ask of the Phillies as well. Wouldn't a Machado signing pretty much necessitate a Franco trade, and it's getting a little late in the offseason for that. Wouldn't anyone interested in Franco just sign Moustakas instead? Padres were linked to Franco earlier in offseason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, smellysox said: I've always liked Paul Crane! Very intelligent. Sorry couldn't type that with a straight face. Lol He's got great sources. The best sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Perfect Vision said: There's been a lot of talk about how the Yankees would be able to make their infield work if they signed Machado, but it seems a fair thing to ask of the Phillies as well. Wouldn't a Machado signing pretty much necessitate a Franco trade, and it's getting a little late in the offseason for that. Wouldn't anyone interested in Franco just sign Moustakas instead? Franco is a replacement level player, they can always cut bait with him. As someone who likes the Phillies, they should do that regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, Perfect Vision said: There's been a lot of talk about how the Yankees would be able to make their infield work if they signed Machado, but it seems a fair thing to ask of the Phillies as well. Wouldn't a Machado signing pretty much necessitate a Franco trade, and it's getting a little late in the offseason for that. Wouldn't anyone interested in Franco just sign Moustakas instead? Not sure they're comparable but I would think Franco would just move into a backup 1B/3B/first man off the bench to pinch-hit type of role until dealt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EloyJenkins Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Moustakas, keuchel and kimbrel just seems such a better move for the Phillies to make than one of Harper/Machado. Leave them both for the Sox.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect Vision Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, GermanSoxFan said: Franco is a replacement level player, they can always cut bait with him. As someone who likes the Phillies, they should do that regardless. Aren't the Phillies already on the hook for something like $5 million this year for Franco? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, Perfect Vision said: Aren't the Phillies already on the hook for something like $5 million this year for Franco? If he's in arbitration, they could cut him in Spring Training and only pay a fraction of that like the Sox did with Viciedo that one year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) On Padres reddit, they seemed to view Paul Crane as their version of Hector Gomez. He constantly tweeted stuff out that was pro Padres. They constantly shared it. Obviously Hector is way more credible but they viewed him similar. They might meltdown after this. Edited February 14, 2019 by Orlando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 39 minutes ago, fathom said: Paul Crane is someone that was pounding the Machado/Padres situation a few weeks ago. Now, he's saying this (and yes I know MLB insider is fake, but it seems he has his own source): Yeah, this goof said Machado to SD was essentially done on 1/25. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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