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Paul Sullivan: No Bryce Harper or Manny Machado, but there's plenty of bold talk at White Sox camp

PEORIA, Ariz. - The circus some expected at White Sox camp never materialized.

Manny Machado snubbed them for the Padres and an extra $50 million of guaranteed money, while Bryce Harper wound up with the Phillies on Thursday after agreeing to a record 13-year, $330 million deal.

If you're keeping score, the Sox went 0-for-2 this winter in big-name, face-of-the-franchise signings, though how serious they were about Harper in the first place is open for debate.

Barring an unexpected signing in the final month before the March 28

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