Phillies could replace Nationals as the new ‘Team Boras’ |  Extra Innings  —  What happens in Vegas ... well, so much for that.  For the past three days, the winter meetings raged in Las Vegas, and as always, rumors were rampant.  The Phillies, as expected, were in the middle of everything.

Detroit Tigers and the Rule 5 draft: What you need to know  —  Who will start for the Detroit Tigers in 2019 after their offseason acquisitions  —  Free Press sports writer Ryan Ford breaks down the big questions going in:  —  Do the Tigers have a pick?  —  They do, if they want to use it.

How to spice up the winter meetings after a dull week in Vegas  —  LAS VEGAS — Here's one problem with baseball's winter meetings: It's not even winter.  —  Besides that, every year there is much anticipation heading into the annual gathering, as the media assembles in numbers that dwarf the World Series.

Mets depart Winter Meetings with one reliever and a larger sense of the market  —  Agent Scott Boras talks about his top client, Bryce Harper, at the Las Vegas Winter Meetings  —  LAS VEGAS - New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen is leaving Las Vegas having gained a prime reliever …

Carlos Santana returns to Cleveland as Indians, Mariners, Rays pull off huge three-team deal  —  LAS VEGAS - Baseball's winter meetings closed with a moderate bang on Thursday, as the Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians and Tampa Bay Rays pulled off a three-team deal that had all the trappings of the modern game.

ESPN: Justin Bour agrees to 1-year deal with Angels, could split time with Albert Pujols  —  LAS VEGAS — The Los Angeles Angels, in need of protection for the recovering Albert Pujols and Shohei Ohtani, agreed to terms on a one-year contract with left-handed-hitting first baseman Justin Bour on Wednesday, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Top free-agent starting pitchers like Happ, Morton disappearing from market  —  If the Cincinnati Reds are interested in adding more starting pitching this offseason, it's appearing increasingly likely that they may look to do so via trade - as they did Wednesday when they acquired starting …

Lance Lynn, Tanner Roark solid additions for Rangers, Reds  —  The Rangers fell to 67-95 last year, last place in the AL West, for many reasons, but their run prevention was a huge one — they allowed 848 runs last year, tied for second-most in the AL, because they allowed the second-most homers …

Bullpen overpays and the Rule 5 draft  —  The New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers both just spent dearly to upgrade their bullpens, overpaying two competent but hardly elite relievers with three-year deals that don't seem to reflect those relievers' performances or the current imbalance …

What's holding up a Sonny Gray trade from the Yankees … LAS VEGAS — The Yankees' efforts to trade Sonny Gray are ongoing, but unless their asking price in return goes down it's going to be a while before the veteran right-hander is dealt.  —  Shortly after the Yankees were eliminated …