The Sox have made incremental moves this winter, waiting on the big boys to make a potentially franchise-altering decision. Machado can be the face of the franchise in Chicago or Philadelphia, or just another superstar in the Yankees clubhouse. Harper can be the straw the stirs the drink in Chicago or Philly, or just another superstar in the Dodgers clubhouse. Or the proverbial “mystery” team can swoop in and make one of them an offer that blows the others away.