It all started at the general managers meetings in Carlsbad, Calif. in early November.
MLB Network reporter Jon Paul Morosi tweeted that a source informed him of the White Sox’s interest in “both Manny Machado and Bryce Harper.”
Both?
The chances of the Sox signing either one seemed remote. The idea of the Sox signing both seemed ludicrous.
No compatible source was found for this media.
But Morosi came back a couple days later and repeated the rumor in a column, adding “sources also said the White Sox will pursue top free-agent starting pitchers, such as Patrick Corbin and J.