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FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 file photo, Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray (1) before the start of an NCAA college football game against Kansas in Norman, Okla. Kyler Murray suddenly has a bunch of new fans in the Oakland Athletics organization, even if they cringe watching Heisman Trophy winner play quarterback for Oklahoma. The A's don't want their prized first-round draft pick hurt on the football field because they are counting on him wearing an Oakland jersey come spring training. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams, File)
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Heisman winner Murray thrills A's, except when he scrambles
FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 file photo, Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray (1) before the start of an NCAA college football game against Kansas in Norman, Okla. Kyler Murray suddenly has a bunch of new fans in the Oakland Athletics organization, even if they cringe watching Heisman Trophy winner play quarterback for Oklahoma. The A's don't want their prized first-round draft pick hurt on the football field because they are counting on him wearing an Oakland jersey come spring training. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams, File)
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  • FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 file photo, Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray (1) before the start of an NCAA college football game against Kansas in Norman, Okla. Kyler Murray suddenly has a bunch of new fans in the Oakland Athletics organization, even if they cringe watching Heisman Trophy winner play quarterback for Oklahoma. The A's don't want their prized first-round draft pick hurt on the football field because they are counting on him wearing an Oakland jersey come spring training. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams, File)
  • Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora speaks with the media during Major League Baseball winter meetings, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
  • FILE - This is a 2018 file photo showing Troy Tulowitzki of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team. Tulowitzki has been released by the Blue Jays, who owe the oft-injured shortstop $38 million for the remaining two years of his contract. Now 34, Tulowitzki has not played in the major leagues since July 2017. He was limited that year to 66 games because of a hamstring and right ankle injury. The ankle required surgery last spring and he missed the entire season. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
  • FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 file photo, Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray (1) before the start of an NCAA college football game against Kansas in Norman, Okla. Kyler Murray suddenly has a bunch of new fans in the Oakland Athletics organization, even if they cringe watching Heisman Trophy winner play quarterback for Oklahoma. The A's don't want their prized first-round draft pick hurt on the football field because they are counting on him wearing an Oakland jersey come spring training. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams, File)
  • FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2018, file photo, New York Yankees' Andrew McCutchen hits a home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, at Yankee Stadium in New York. A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that All-Star outfielder Andrew McCutchen and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a $50 million three-year contract. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, because the agreement, which includes a club option for 2022, is subject to a successful physical.(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)
  • Jayson Stark smiles at the baseball winter meetings in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. Stark, acclaimed for mixing humor with impeccable knowledge during more than four decades of commentary, has won the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for meritorious contributions to baseball writing. He will be honored during the Hall of Fame's induction weekend from July 19-22 in Cooperstown, New York. (AP Photo/Janie McCauley)
  • FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2018, file photo, Cincinnati Reds' Billy Hamilton takes off for first base with a single off San Diego Padres relief pitcher Rowan Wick during the seventh inning of a baseball game, in Cincinnati. A person familiar with the negotiations says the Kansas City Royals and outfielder Billy Hamilton have agreed to a $5.25 million contract for next season that includes up to $1 million in incentives. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, because the deal was pending a physical. The career .236 hitter's biggest attribute is his speed — he stole at least 50 bases four straight seasons before dipping to 34 last season. (AP Photo/Gary Landers, File)
  • Harold Baines waves during a news conference for the baseball Hall of Fame during the Major League Baseball winter meetings, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
  • Boston Red Sox pitcher Nathan Eovaldi, right, attends the Major League Baseball winter meetings, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
  • FILE - In this Saturday, July 6, 1996, file photo, Chicago White Sox's Harold Baines (3) watches his ninth inning solo home run head for the center field seats during the White Sox's 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians in Cleveland. Smooth-swinging Baines was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Glidden, File)
  • The caskets with the bodies of former major league baseball players Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo are carried by fellow players on the team Cardenales de Lara, after arrival at a baseball stadium in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. The two were killed in a car crash caused by highway bandits who then robbed them, officials said Friday. The 33-year-old Valbuena and 37-year-old Castillo died late Thursday when their SUV crashed as it tried to veer around an object placed in the road, Yaracuy state Gov. Julio Leon Heredia said on his Twitter account. (AP Photo/Nestor Vivas)
  • Washington Nationals new pitcher Patrick Corbin stands up during a baseball news conference at Nationals Park in Washington, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. Corbin agreed to terms on a six-year contract and joins the Nationals after playing for the Arizona Diamondbacks. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
  • St. Louis Cardinals' newest player Paul Goldschmidt speaks with reporters after his introduction at a baseball news conference, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The six-time All-Star was acquired from Arizona this week and will earn $14.5 million in the final season of a seven-year deal that will pay $46 million, including a $1 million assignment bonus for the trade. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
  • FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2018, file photo, Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 12th inning in Game 3 of the World Series baseball game in Los Angeles. Eovaldi’s marathon relief performance in Game 3 is a moment that will resonate in Red Sox history. Boston rewarded him with a $68 million, four-year contract. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
  • FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2018, file photo, Milwaukee Brewers' Jonathan Schoop hits an RBI-double during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Milwaukee. A person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the Minnesota Twins and Schoop are working toward an agreement on a $7.5 million, one-year contract for the free agent second baseman.(AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
  • FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2018, file photo, Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Mo. The Indians have signed Carrasco to a new, four-year contract through the 2022 season. Carrasco’s deal includes a club option for 2023. Financial terms of the contract were not immediately available. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
  • FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2018 file photo Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt hits a two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles. The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired Goldschmidt from the Diamondbacks in a multiplayer trade. The Cardinals sent pitcher Luke Weaver, catcher Carson Kelly, minor league infielder Andy Young and a 2019 draft pick to Arizona in the deal Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  • FILE - In this March 17, 2015, file photo, Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark talks to the media before a spring training exhibition baseball game in Lakeland, Fla. Baseball players are concerned the Seattle Mariners have become yet another rebuilding team and may be joined by others. Union head Tony Clark and new collective bargaining director Bruce Meyer said Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 their members also are concerned about rapid change in the way games are played, such as the increased use of relief pitchers, and are willing to speak with management this offseason about whether counteracting changes are needed.(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
  • Robinson Cano, left, and Edwin Diaz pose for photos at a CitiField news conference, in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. The Mets acquired eight-time All-Star second baseman Robinson Cano and major league saves leader Edwin Diaz from the Seattle Mariners in a seven-player trade Monday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
  • Boston Red Sox mascot Wally the Green Monster walks the red carpet prior to the premiere of "The 2018 World Series: Damage Done," documentary production that captures video moments of the Red Sox's march towards the 2018 World Series Championship, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
  • FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2018, file photo, Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Edwin Diaz delivers during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Seattle. The New York Mets have acquired longtime star second baseman Robinson Cano and major league saves leader Diaz from the Seattle Mariners in a seven-player trade. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File)
  • FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2018, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, left, smiles as he greets Brian Dozier after they defeated the Seattle Mariners in a baseball game, in Seattle. The Dodgers have agreed on a four-year contract with manager Dave Roberts, which would keep him at the helm of the team through 2022. "Keeping Doc as our leader on the field was a top priority this offseason and now that we've accomplished that we are excited to collectively shift all of our focus to doing all we can to bring a World Championship to our passionate fans," Andrew Friedman, the Dodgers president of baseball operations, said in a statement Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
  • FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2018, file photo, Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell fields a ground ball by Washington Nationals' Anthony Rendon during the fifth inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader in Washington. The Cubs have offered suspended shortstop Russell a 2019 contract while maintaining his future with the team is not uncertain. Russell is serving a 40-game domestic violence suspension following allegations by his ex-wife. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
  • FILE - In this July 9, 2018, file photo, Washington Nationals starting pitcher Jefry Rodriguez delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh. A person familiar with the trade says the Cleveland Indians are sending All-Star catcher Yan Gomes to Washington for outfielder Daniel Jonson right-hander Rodriguez. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
  • FILE - In this July 10, 2018, file photo, Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Garrett Richards delivers to a Seattle Mariners batter during the first inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif. Richards says on Twitter that he’s joining the rebuilding San Diego Padres. Multiple reports indicate the right-hander has agreed to a $15 million, two-year contract. Richards had reconstructive elbow surgery in July while with the Los Angeles Angels. Neither the Padres nor Richards’ agency would confirm the deal Thursday night, Nov. 29. AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)
  • FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2017, file photo, setup preparations take place for the World Athletics Championships at London Stadium in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. Tickets for Major League Baseball's first games in Britain will cost a king’s ransom. Premium seats at London's Olympic Stadium will cost 385 pounds ($493) for the games between the New York Yankees and World Series champion Boston Red Sox on June 29 and 30. The top non-premium seats near the infield cost 320 pounds ($410). (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
  • From left, Alameda County District 4 Supervisor Nate Miley gestures while speaking beside Ces Butner, President of the Board of Port Commissioners, Oakland Athletics President Dave Kaval, and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf during a media conference Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. The Oakland Athletics have found a location for their modern new ballpark, announcing plans to build near Jack London Square along the water. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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