Pound Foolish, and Pennywise, Too?

I keep waiting for answers to questions that don’t get asked, as in, “If the White Sox sign Manny Machado, where does he play?”  The Sox have a hole at third base, but Machado wants to play short, currently occupied by Tim Anderson.  Who, what, gives?

 

And, while we’re at it, what does the Sox pursuit of Machado say to top-prospect Eloy Jimenez?  While the Sox are ready to throw the proverbial ton of money at Machado, they aren’t expected to call up Jimenez until late April, in order to get an extra year of service time.  What kind of message does that send to their young left fielder?

 

It’s interesting to watch the Sox front office try to win over Machado by acquiring brother-in-law Yonder Alonso and friend Jon Jay.  Wouldn’t having Jimenez break camp with the team have the same effect on their young outfielder down the line when he considers free agency?

 

I can ask the questions, but somebody else has to answer them.