A feeble attempt by the White Sox to usurp Manny Machado's presser with the Padres involved a 36-year-old pitcher with "wear-and-tear" injuries last season.
It was a two-piece combo to White Sox fans gut on Tuesday and Wednesday as they whiffed on Manny Machado and pulled out of negotiations with Bryce Harper.
Manny Machado turned down easy money with the White Sox. The vesting options alone were attainable with benchmarks he eclipsed several times in his career.
The White Sox front office has some explaining to do. Fans won't accept a typical brand of diplomacy with awe-shucks statements, only full transparency.
White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson did some chinwagging about Manny Machado at SoxFest last weekend and his claim to shortstop, but he might not be wrong.
