LEADING OFF: What to watch at the baseball winter meetings

FILE - In a Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 file photo, Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo speaks during a news conference at Nationals Park in Washington. Meeting with reporters Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, at baseball's winter meetings, Rizzo deflected a question about whether he's engaged Bryce Harper or agent Scott Boras about an extension for the slugger who was the 2012 NL Rookie of the Year and 2015 NL MVP. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) FILE - In a Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 file photo, Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo speaks during a news conference at Nationals Park in Washington. Meeting with reporters Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, at baseball's winter meetings, Rizzo deflected a question about whether he's engaged Bryce Harper or agent Scott Boras about an extension for the slugger who was the 2012 NL Rookie of the Year and 2015 NL MVP. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

By Associated Press December 6, 2016 3 min read

A look at what’s happening today at the baseball winter meetings in Oxon Hill, Maryland:

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WASHINGTON DAY SALE

Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale could have a new place to pitch real soon, and it might be the ballpark right across the Potomac River. The NL East champion Washington Nationals are trying hard to close a deal for the 27-year-old lefty.

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