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The Yankees and free-agent left-hander J.A. Happ are in agreement on a contract, pending a physical, MLB Network insider Ken Rosenthal reported from the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas on Wednesday.

The Winter Meetings are more than halfway over, and Andrew McCutchen’s contract with the Phillies remains the lone major transaction since the baseball industry gathered at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on Monday. For the event to equal the week’s glitzy venue, general managers will need to act quickly — and boldly.

With Patrick Corbin and Nathan Eovaldi already off the board, the starting-pitching market might be ready to begin sorting itself out. According to sources, the market for both J.A. Happ and Lance Lynn are beginning to become clearer — and they look eerily similar.

The Orioles are expected to name Brandon Hyde their next manager, sources told MLB Network insider Ken Rosenthal on Tuesday night.

Free-agent outfielder Andrew McCutchen is set to return to the Keystone State, but with the Phillies, a source tells MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki.

For teams seeking catching help, there is J.T. Realmuto and there is everybody else. On the first day of the Winter Meetings, Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen remained engaged with the Marlins on Realmuto, a source confirmed, discussing scenarios as unorthodox as a three-way deal that would send Noah Syndergaard to the Yankees.

The 2018 Winter Meetings in Las Vegas opened without any major moves getting done, but the rumor mill was in full effect with significant developments for a number of marquee names.

For years, this epic free-agent class has permitted a fantasy scenario in which Bryce Harper and Manny Machado landed in pinstripes. In reality, Brian Cashman said that there is not room for both mega-stars, and New York has made its selection.

The Tigers have agreed with free-agent right-hander Tyson Ross on a one-year contract worth $5.75 million, a source told MLB Network insider Ken Rosenthal.

According to a report from MLB Network insider Jon Paul Morosi, talk surrounding Corey Kluber is intensifying among multiple teams, including the Dodgers.