Plenty of tanking teams remain, but MLB 2019 will also have plenty of parity – and a potentially epic final week.
Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY
Bryce Harper sweepstakes: Winners and losers in wake of $330 million deal with Phillies
After a decade in the making, Bryce Harper agreed to a record contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. The winners and loser of this baseball saga.
Mike Trout is happy for Bryce Harper. Now he’s on the clock.
If Bryce Harper got nearly a third of a billion dollars from the Phillies, what might Trout receive should he hit the free market after the 2020 season?
Spring training: No Harper or Machado (yet), but Rob Manfred says pitch clock will be there
Commissioner Rob Manfred also rejects criticism of MLB clubs not paying up for free agents: “That doesn’t mean teams are not trying.”
Best fits for Bryce Harper and Manny Machado among their final four*
Bryce Harper and Manny Machado remain unsigned as spring approaches. Here are the best fits for each free agent.
Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of Halladay, Martinez, Mussina and Rivera show process is healing
Not one player was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013. Since then, 16 players have been inducted into Cooperstown.
Baseball Hall of Fame countdown: Roger Clemens, dominant, but likely snubbed again
A controversial figure, Roger Clemens won 354 games and seven Cy Young awards in his 24-year career.
Red Sox re-sign World Series hero Nathan Eovaldi to four-year deal
The Boston Red Sox and free agent Nathan Eovaldi reached a four-year agreement, bringing back a pitcher they couldn’t afford to lose.
Bryce Harper would fit in well next to Mike Trout in Angels’ outfield — in 2021, or now
Imagine a Harper-Trout-Shohei Ohtani pairing in the lineup. They don’t pass out championship rings for charisma, but who wouldn’t want to watch that?
Are Padres ready for Bryce Harper? Four years after lost winter, San Diego a viable haven
The sheer volume of prospects in San Diego offer Bryce Harper an enticing alternative to joining a traditional power with immediate expectations.