What's next for the Dodgers?  Bryce Harper?  J.T. Realmuto?  A look at the possibilities  —  Last Saturday, a post appeared on Major League Baseball's Instagram account featuring a photo of Bryce Harper and a question splashed across the bottom: Are the Dodgers the favorites for Bryce?

Dwight Gooden is healthy, happy and getting ready to pitch again  —  Good news, Mets fan.  Dwight Gooden is warming up his arm.  —  What a fantasy that would be to go back in time and see “Doc” back on the Shea Stadium mound ready to dominate another overmatched chump with his electric right arm.

Reds Xtra: Where will Cincinnati Reds' top prospect Nick Senzel play next year?  —  When Spring Training begins in February, all eyes will be on top prospect Nick Senzel.  It's clear that the Reds believe he can contribute to the Major League team next season, but there are other questions:

Detroit Tigers were 2nd-worst in sports in 2018; things are looking up  —  With the Detroit teams all in varying degrees of a rebuild, the Tigers have perhaps been more willing to embrace the struggle.  —  That said, “we'll be good in a few years” is a hard sell.  Even harder in today's win-now culture.

Report: Cleveland Indians unlikely to trade Corey Kluber or Trevor Bauer  —  According to Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com, the Cleveland Indians may not be making a big move with their pitching staff this offseason after all.  —  For the better part of the past two months …

Prioritizing the contract extensions for Boston's upcoming free agents  —  Baseball sucks.  In terms of free agency, baseball seems to make it worse on the fans than any other professional sport.  You get to watch these guys play for what feels like forever.

Matt Shoemaker agrees to 1-year deal with Blue Jays  —  TORONTO — Free-agent pitcher Matt Shoemaker has agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, the team announced Friday.  —  Shoemaker went 2-2 with a 4.94 ERA in seven starts with the Los Angeles Angels last season.

In court documents, Mariners allege that Lorena Martin was dishonest and misrepresented herself  —  Former Mariners high performance director Dr. Lorena Martin, fired in November, denied the team's allegations.  “The Mariners are fabricating a termination rationale to avoid their contractual obligations,” she said.

There's more than one reason why Jurickson Profar's time with the Rangers was a huge disappointment  —  Gerry Fraley, Rangers beat writer for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News, answered your questions about the team during a live chat Thursday.  Below are highlights, edited for clarity.

How defense helps or hurts players on the Hall of Fame ballot  —  It would be inaccurate to say that a shelf full of Gold Gloves used to be easily converted into a golden ticket to Cooperstown, not when players such as 11-time winner Keith Hernandez, nine-timer Don Mattingly and a handful of eight-timers …

Before we get to 2019, did Joe Buck ruin the World Series?  Or was it analytics?  —  Fox Sports broadcaster Joe Buck.  —  MICHAEL PEREZ  —  After the 2018 World Series, Fox broadcaster Joe Buck gave a radio interview in which he said TV ratings were down because the games weren't that compelling.

Sources: Angels agree to deal with Jonathan Lucroy after disappointing 2018 season  —  Los Angeles Angels agreed on a one-year, $3.35 million deal Friday, giving the active Angels a full-time catcher and Lucroy an opportunity to bounce back from a disappointing season, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

Rays' Tommy Pham: Tampa Bay has ‘really no fan base at all’  —  Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Tommy Pham issued a stinging assessment Thursday of his team's attendance woes, telling SiriusXM that a new stadium or even relocation might be needed to draw more fans.