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The Cardinals’ acquisition of Paul Goldschmidt landed them the game’s best all-around first baseman, but it also means another premier hitter in Jose Martinez could be on the move. Which clubs should pitch trade offers for the positionless slugger?

The loss of general manager Farhan Zaidi to the Giants hasn’t kept the Dodgers from being linked to marquee acquisitions, from Bryce Harper and Corey Kluber to Yusei Kikuchi and Jose Abreu. Club execs Andrew Friedman and Josh Byrnes know the Winter Meetings drill with 17 combined years as GMs.

It raised some eyebrows last week when ESPN’s Buster Olney reported that free-agent closer Craig Kimbrel is searching for a six-year contract this offseason.

Today, we look at the franchise icons for each team — the guy who, if he were traded, would break the hearts of the local fans.

It appears Patrick Corbin’s arrival could coincide with the end of Bryce Harper’s career with the Nationals. During a radio interview with 106.7 the Fan on Friday afternoon, principal team owner Mark Lerner sounded like he had all but closed the door on the idea of a reunion with Harper.

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.

It has been nearly a decade since the Yankees appeared in a World Series, though they were one win away in 2017 and are coming off a 100-win regular-season campaign, third most in baseball behind the Red Sox (108) and Astros (103). With James Paxton having already been added to the rotation this offseason, Cashman believes that the Yankees can use the Winter Meetings as a springboard to reinforce and upgrade their roster for ’19.

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.

That arguably the top two free agents disappeared from the market in a stretch of about 72 hours is a reminder that there are more teams seeking rotation help than there is rotation help available. Let’s look at nine options.

Manny Machado had his best hitting season in 2018, fueled in part by yet another increase in his hard-hit rate, making him one of the very few players to do that each year of Statcast tracking.