The White Sox’s links to Manny Machado are either a calculated attempt to lure the free agent to the South Side or just a wacky coincidence. Either way, there are simply too many to ignore.
1. “We’ll pick each other up at the airport!”
Let’s start with the fresh connections: Jon Jay, the former Cub and veteran outfielder who on Monday agreed to a one-year, $4 million contract with the Sox, and Yonder Alonso, Machado’s brother-in-law whom the Sox acquired in a December trade with the Indians.