Author: Scott Boeck, USA TODAY

Kris Bryant is concerned that Bryce Harper and Manny Machado remain unsigned with less than a month to go before spring training.

It’s another long, cold winter for major league baseball’s free agent class, with six of the game’s top 10 free agents unsigned.

Edgar Martinez is recognized as one of the top three DHs of all-time. Yet, that has dogged for him for years as he stuck on Hall of Fame ballot.

Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto said that if Ichiro Suzuki is healthy, he’ll be part of Seattle’s 28-man roster that opens the season in Tokyo.

Jim Margraff, Johns Hopkins’ all-time winningest football coach, diedWednesday at age 58. He was named national coach of the year by D3football.com.

The Chicago Cubs opted to tender a contract to shortstop Addison Russell, who is currently suspended under MLB’s domestic violence rules.

Griffin Conine, Toronto Blue Jays prospect and son of a former major leaguer Jeff Conine, was suspended 50 games by MLB for testing positive for PEDs.

Mets ace Jacob deGrom was voted the NL Cy Young Award winner, beating the Nationals’ Max Scherzer and the Phillies’ Aaron Nola.

The Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. was voted the NL Rookie of the Year, receiving more votes than the Nationals’ Juan Soto and the Dodgers’ Walker Buehler.