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The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Ep. 192: Yonder Alonso, Jon Jay....is Manny Machado next?

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7620 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

With the White Sox reportedly signing Jon Jay, another close friend of Manny Machado's, are they closing in on the coveted free agent? Chuck Garfien, Ryan McGuffey and Vinnie Duber examine the latest move, the special bond between Machado, Alonso and Jay and if this improves the White Sox chances of signing Machado (2:30). Do the Yankees still have real interest in Machado? (7:10)The choice Machado has to make (10:20) and more. Then we take a look at the signing of reliever Kelvin Herrera (18:00), how he improves the bullpen (21:30), do the White Sox have the best bullpen in the A-L Central? (25:00) And we give our current chances that the White Sox sign Machado (32:00)

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:21.5

Speaking of money, the White Sox have agreed to terms with the former White Sox killer, Calvin Herrera,

0:27.9

and they're reportedly going to sign not Mani Machado, but one of Mani's closest friends, John Jay.

0:35.0

The White Sox have Machado surrounded Ryan McGuffie and Vinnie Duper. They got a best

0:39.3

friend. They got a brother-in-law. Who's next? Manny. I mean, at this point, there is no

0:45.2

who's next. It's Mani Machado. He's the only one left. Yeah. The Miami Baseball Brotherhood is

0:50.3

almost completely reunited here in Chicago, and there's just one piece missing.

0:54.7

Well, Chai Sox fan Mike tweeted this, a list of White Sox transactions this offseason.

1:00.3

I added one of them because he didn't have John Jay on here.

1:02.8

So here's the list.

1:04.7

Yvonne Nova, Mani Machado's teammate in the World Baseball Classic.

1:08.8

Alex Colomé, Mani Machado's teammate in the World Baseball Classic.

1:13.1

Yonder Alonso, Mani Machado's brother-in-law, Kelvin Herrero, also Dominican, like

1:19.3

Mani Machado.

1:20.7

And assuming he passes his physical, John Jay, one of Machado's best friends.

1:25.2

Yeah, there's a method to the madness here.

1:27.1

There is. The dots have been connected three times over. All right, so on the podcast, will the signings, or actually I should say the trade of Yonder Alonso, and eventually the signing of John Jay helped to bring Mani Machado to the White Sox with the addition of Kelvin Herrera. Do the White Sox have the best bullpen in the American League Central? Plus Ian Clarkin, DFA'd again. That can't catch a break. He can't. I want to know what that phone call was like again with Rick Hahn. That and a whole lot more on the White Sox Talk podcast. It's here. It's now. Let's do it white socks white socks go white socks

2:03.3

ball hit deep way back deep to the field holy cowlton fist has put the white socks ahead

2:12.6

Jimenez leaves the ballpark you can can put it on board.

2:18.8

Yes.

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