MLB Trade Rumors: Phillies 'Clear-Cut Favorite' for Harper, Yankees Talks With Machado 'Dormant'
With a little more than a month before pitchers and catchers report to spring training, the two biggest free agents of this offseason still have yet to sign deals.
The Phillies and White Sox are the Manny Machado frontrunners, while Harper met with the Phillies brass in his hometown of Las Vegas this weekend, and could command a contract worth $300 million.
Here are all the latest transactions and rumors around baseball:
• Manny Machado has an eight-year offer from the White Sox. (Jeff Passan, ESPN)
• The Phillies are the "clear-cut favorite" to land Bryce Harper after meeting with the free-agent OF in Las Vegas. (Bob Nightengale, USA Today)
• The Yankees talks with Manny Machado are "either dormant or completely dead." (Buster Olney, ESPN)
• The A's and general manager Billy Beane will meet with first-round pick Kyler Murray in hopes of getting him to skip the 2019 NFL draft. (Bob Nightengale, USA Today)
• The Padres and Indians remain in contact regarding a potential Corey Kluber trade. (Jon Morosi, MLB.com)
• The Rangers have discussed adding Josh Harrison and Yangervis Solarte to their infield after Adrian Beltre's retirement and their trade of Jurickson Profar. (Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News)
• Reliever John Axford hopes to return to the Blue Jays. (Ben Nicholson-Smith, Sportsnet)
• Wil Myers will be a full-time outfielder in San Diego in 2019. (Kevin Acee, San Diego Tribune)
