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It’s Hot Stove season, and MLB.com is keeping track of all the latest free agent and trade rumors right here.

After seven seasons with the Nationals in which he won the 2012 National League Rookie of the Year Award, was named NL MVP in 2015 and made six NL All-Star teams, Bryce Harper is now a free agent for the first time. Here, you will find a list of the latest news and rumors surrounding the outfielder.

MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list is intended to project which players will have the most long-term success in the big leagues. But fans also want to know when these up-and-comers will get there and make an impact. One such question came via Twitter back in November: If all 30 teams had to field their Major League club with only their prospects, who would be the best teams in 2019?

After seven seasons with the Nationals in which he won the 2012 National League Rookie of the Year Award, was named NL MVP in 2015 and made six NL All-Star teams, Bryce Harper is now a free agent for the first time. Here, you will find a list of the latest news and rumors surrounding the outfielder.

Because there’s no question that Vlad Jr. is the best prospect in baseball, let’s ask some bigger questions. Is he the best prospect in history? And if not, if he the best offensive prospect ever?

A source told MLB.com on Monday that Cincinnati is involved in talks for Marlins All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto and that Reds president of baseball operations Dick Williams and general manager Nick Krall are being very proactive in their efforts.

Manny Machado or Bryce Harper? The front office’s choice or the people’s choice? The Phillies need just one, but Phillies fans starved for a resolution to the seemingly endless Machado and Harper sweepstakes have taken to the Internet.

Friends, there are division races to be won. Plain as day. So step right up and get your ace. Or pick from our selection of future Hall of Famers for your lineup. We’ve got a lights-out closer, too, and we’re open late for your convenience. Isn’t that the larger message of this free-agent market? While things haven’t moved as quickly as we expected, this has resulted in a boatload of opportunity with the beginning of Spring Training less than three weeks away.

This year’s Top 100 list is the first since 2015 to feature at least one player from all 30 teams. Some clubs are better represented than others, of course, though none can match the San Diego Padres’ Top 100 prospect power.

MLB Network’s countdown of baseball’s best players at each position continued with the third installment of the “Top 10 Right Now!” series, featuring the game’s top left and center fielders.