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6:50 PM ET, January 14, 2019

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Jeff PassanESPN / ESPN:
Manny Machado has offer from White Sox for 8-year contract  —  As the sweepstakes for baseball's best free agents heat up, Manny Machado is sitting on an eight-year offer from the Chicago White Sox and still engaged with the Philadelphia Phillies while their pursuit of Bryce Harper grew stronger …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Philadelphia Phillies emerge as clear-cut favorite to land Bryce Harper after meeting  —  LOS ANGELES - The Philadelphia Phillies, and not the Washington Nationals, have emerged as the clear-cut favorite to sign free-agent outfielder Bryce Harper after meeting with him for five hours Saturday in Las Vegas …
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
How Bryce Harper and Manny Machado measure up among baseball's best  —  The largest total-value contract in MLB is Giancarlo Stanton's 13-year, $325 million extension that he signed with the Miami Marlins in 2015, now carried by the New York Yankees.  —  You know Scott Boras would love to break that record.
Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Is White Sox's pursuit of Manny Machado driven by a Netflix strategy?  —  Photos of Manny Machado, one of the top free agents this season.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The White Sox's pursuit of Manny Machado is guided in part by what might be called a Netflix strategy.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: White Sox's long shot pursuit of Manny Machado could be paying off  —  Photos of Manny Machado, one of the top free agents this season.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  As unlikely as it seemed entering the offseason, the White Sox could wind up one of the biggest winners of free agency.
Andy Schwartz / Baltimore Sun:
Report: Phillies may favor Bryce Harper over Manny Machado
Discussion: 6abc.com
Mark Fischer / New York Daily News:
Bryce Harper, Manny Machado sweepstakes nearing end with Yanks nowhere to be found
Associated Press:
Brewers finalize 1-year, $18.25 million deal with Yasmani Grandal  —  Catcher Yasmani Grandal and the Milwaukee Brewers have finalized an $18.25 million, one-year contract.  —  The deal, agreed to last week subject to a successful physical, was announced by the Brewers on Monday.
Bill Madden / New York Daily News:
Mel Stottlemyre, New York baseball legend, dead at 77  —  He was a New York baseball legend - on both sides of the Triborough Bridge.  —  Mel Stottlemyre, the lonely ace of the Yankee pitching staffs in the 1965-71 pre-George Steinbrenner lean years who then went on to an equally distinguished career …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
5 hot topics heading into this weekend's Cubs Convention  —  Photos of the Cubs' annual fan fest through the years.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Spring training starts in less than a month, and the anticipation will swell leading up to this weekend's Cubs Convention.
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Re-Sign Derek Holland  —  The Giants have made the first addition to their rotation under new president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi, announcing on Monday that they've re-signed left-hander Derek Holland to a one-year deal with a club option for the 2020 season.
John Perrotto / Forbes:
MLB's Five Most Interesting Salary Arbitration Cases  —  Mookie Betts and Jacob deGrom hit the jackpot through Major League Baseball's salary arbitration process Friday.  However, some other players will have wait a little longer to see what their financial reward with be.
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish
Anthony Fenech / USA Today:
Ex-Tigers analyst Rod Allen: Fight with partner Mario Impemba more like ‘baseball brawl’  —  Former Fox Sports Detroit analyst and Detroit Tigers announcer Rod Allen spoke with Free Press business columnist Carol Cain on the “Michigan Matters” program on Sunday morning on WWJ-TV.
Buster Olney / ESPN:
Why next 30 days will be busiest of MLB offseason  —  Roger Bannister had the benefit of peer pressure when he became the first human to run a mile in less than four minutes.  Two other runners, Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher, chopped up the track as pacesetters for him, running laps to push Bannister …
 
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