Plenty of tanking teams remain, but MLB 2019 will also have plenty of parity – and a potentially epic final week.
Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY
Three players, $1 billion: Best buy among Mike Trout, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado
Mike Trout, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado have traveled similar career paths. Who will come closest to living up to the terms of his megadeal?
Opinion: Mike Trout is the right guy to get the biggest deal in sports history
The greatest player of his generation – perhaps any generation – will be paid like it, by any measure.
Opinion: MLB rules changes a big step forward, but 3-batter minimum will be reviled
MLB and the players union have come to an agreement on a handful of rule changes. How the game will look different in the years to come.
Mike Trout is happy for Bryce Harper. Now he’s on the clock.
If Bryce Harper got nearly a third of a billion dollars from the Phillies, what might Trout receive should he hit the free market after the 2020 season?
Superstar or platoon? Cody Bellinger set for pivotal 2019: ‘I have to go out and earn it’
Cody Bellinger, who played in all 162 games but started just 135 games, enters 2019 with his sites on becoming an every day player.
Opinion: MLB teams live in fear of the ‘albatross’ contract. Padres, Manny Machado hope not
As Bryce Harper remains unsigned, USA TODAY Sports examines the top 11 free agent contracts of all time based on total value.
Spring training: No Harper or Machado (yet), but Rob Manfred says pitch clock will be there
Commissioner Rob Manfred also rejects criticism of MLB clubs not paying up for free agents: “That doesn’t mean teams are not trying.”
Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of Halladay, Martinez, Mussina and Rivera show process is healing
Not one player was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013. Since then, 16 players have been inducted into Cooperstown.
Baseball Hall of Fame countdown: Roger Clemens, dominant, but likely snubbed again
A controversial figure, Roger Clemens won 354 games and seven Cy Young awards in his 24-year career.