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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 …
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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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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.
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies' meeting with Bryce Harper might not end in an immediate deal, but optimism builds about free agency prospects — It took roughly 10 weeks, but the Phillies finally found themselves on Saturday face-to-face with Bryce Harper. — The Phillies — led by owner John Middleton …
Andy Schwartz / Baltimore Sun:
Report: Phillies may favor Bryce Harper over Manny Machado — Of The Morning Call — The Phillies' meeting with Bryce Harper in Las Vegas went so well that the team may be shifting its focus to Harper instead of Manny Machado, according to MLB.com's Todd Zolecki, who cited a pair of sources.
Mark Fischer / New York Daily News:
Bryce Harper, Manny Machado sweepstakes nearing end with Yanks nowhere to be found — Time to warm up the hot stove because in the words of Michael Scott: “It's happening!” — An end to the Bryce Harper, and Manny Machado offseason thriller, that is, and perhaps even soon.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Shildt: Cardinals have at least five No. 1 starting pitchers — One area the Cardinals have not really addressed this offseason is their starting pitching but, as Mike Shildt prepares for his first full season as manager, he is more than satisfied with what he has in his top five, plus the five or so behind them.
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers deal with Nicholas Castellanos paves way for eventual trade — Who will start for the Detroit Tigers in 2019 after their offseason acquisitions — Heading toward Friday's deadline for teams and players to exchange salary arbitration figures, one case stood out as the Detroit Tigers' most complicated.
Kevin Acee / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Moving Myers again means Padres loaded in outfield, lacking at third — Wil Myers confirmed on Saturday that he is once again an outfielder. — “What we think is best for the team is for me to go back to the outfield,” said Myers, who began his career as an outfielder …
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Gilbert Manzano / Orange County Register:
Chargers blown out of NFL playoffs by Tom Brady and New England Patriots — FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Desmond King held his hands out with his lower body in a wide stance, as the Chargers' punt returner waited for the ball to arrive. — It went through his hands and bounced off his left thigh.
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Yankees betting Miguel Andujar's work ethic will help fix defense — A longtime American League evaluator discussed the defense of New York Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar last week, and noted the journey of Hall of Famer Wade Boggs. In his climb through the minor leagues …
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Matthew Florjancic / WKYC-TV:
Leonys Martin healthy after life-threatening infection, ready to return to Indians — After overcoming a life-threatening bacterial infection, outfielder Leonys Martin is healthy and ready to get back to playing baseball for the Cleveland Indians. — CLEVELAND — Outfielder Leonys Martin …
Rich Hammond / Orange County Register:
Rams show playoff toughness, beat Dallas Cowboys to advance to NFC title game — C.J. Anderson, Todd Gurley run over the Dallas defense in a 30-22 home victory — LOS ANGELES - Dallas had a good game plan, a winning one. So the Rams co-opted it, improved it, rolled it up and smacked the Cowboys around with it Saturday night.
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TC Zencka / MLB Trade Rumors:
Manny Pina's Contract Details — Catcher Manny Pina signed for $1.6MM in 2019, his first season of arbitration eligibility, but the Milwaukee Brewers hold a team option for 2020 worth $1.85MM, per Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. — The team option for 2020 also includes …
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