Elephant Rumblings: Is Howard Terminal Stadium Plan Anything More Than Fantasy?

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...

• Who knows, maybe the pitcher-friendly AL West will suit him...

• Rosenthal’s take on Kyler...