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A’s Coverage:
- Baumann: The Completely Logical, Financially Prudent Argument for Kyler Murray Choosing the NFL...
- Dolich: Is Oakland A’s Howard Terminal ballpark plan just a fantasy?
- Source: Edwin Jackson, A’s not on same page in contract negotiations...
- Martin: Former A’s Starter Finds Second Career in Music...
MLB News:
- ESPN: Daniel Descalso, Cubs agree to $5M, 2-year contract...
- AP: Andrew McCutchen acknowledges decline, but looks forward to hitter-friendly Citizens Bank Park...
- ESPN: Matt Harvey reaches deal with Angels...
- Reports: Astros turn attention to Realmuto; Phillies, White Sox only known teams in on both Harper and Machado...
- Acquavella: Carlos Beltran reportedly joining Yankees’ front office as special adviser to GM...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Perry: Troy Tulowitzki is the ultimate low-risk, high-reward free agent and the Cubs, Yankees and many more are interested...
- Poindexter: If we were to build a team from this offseason’s non-tendered players, would that team be better than the Orioles...
- Calcaterra: Mike Piazza presided over the destruction of a 100-year-old soccer team...
Today in Baseball History:
- 2003 - Gary Deporter, the managing partner of the late broadcaster Harry Caray’s area restaurants, submits the winning bid of $106,600 to obtain the foul ball that Steve Bartman deflected, costing the Cubs a costly out during Game 6 of the NLCS. The plan is to have the ball destroyed as an act of exorcism during a worldwide toast to Harry on his birthday, February 26th.
Best of Twitter:
- Given the sudden interest in Tulo around the league, this probably makes sense...
A’s not believed to be one of teams interested in Tulowiztki https://t.co/0Lk2iN1sd0
— Martín Gallegos (@MartinJGallegos) December 19, 2018
- Who knows, maybe the pitcher-friendly AL West will suit him...
Harvey hasn’t had an ERA under 4.86 since 2015. Scott Boras is truly a magician. https://t.co/W6umb24vFo
— Ben Ross (@BenRossSports) December 19, 2018
- Rosenthal’s take on Kyler...
"I would expect he's going to be in camp."@Ken_Rosenthal discusses #Athletics first-round pick and Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray's immediate future on #MLBNHotStove. pic.twitter.com/vFO9eSseeL
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) December 18, 2018