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The eyes of the baseball world will be focused on the World Series starting on Tuesday http://www.rockiesfanproshop.com/authentic-wade-davis-jersey , but for the 28 Major League Baseball teams not playing in the Fall Classic, the offseason is already underway.One of the most anticipated free-agent classes in years has arrived. Franchise-changing talents like Bryce Harper, Manny Machado and Clayton Kershaw could all be wearing new uniforms in 2019. All-Stars like Michael Brantley, Andrew McCutchen, Patrick Corbin and A.J. Pollock will also generate a lot of attention.In other words, there will be no shortage of star power available for every team to bid on as they try to get where the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers are currently at.Here is the early word on what to expect when some of this winter's biggest free agents hit the open market.Bryce Harper Dictating Nationals' PlansMatt Slocum/Associated PressThe Washington Nationals rode out the 2018 season with Harper in their outfield, despite making him available in trade talks last July.Now, the Nationals are reportedly planning out two different offseason scenarios related to Harper's free agency.Per Jon Heyman of Fancred Sports, Washington will make a "strong effort" to re-sign Harper, but the front office is also planning for a scenario in which he leaves.Complicating matters for the Nationals, Chelsea Janes of theWashington Postnoted they could be limited to around $30 million in spending money this offseason.Unless things have changed dramatically in the last two years, Harper is seeking a historic contract.USA Today's Bob Nightengale reported in December 2016 the former National League MVP is hoping for a deal worth at least $400 million over 10 years.While that is a steep price for any organization to pay, Harper hit .249/.393/.496 with 34 homers and an MLB-high 130 walks in what was considered a down year in 2018. He is only 26 years old and has played in at least 147 games in four of the past five seasons.Unless the Nationals can find more financial flexibility, their best course of action for 2019 and beyond will be to spread the $30 million they will reportedly have to add more depth in the bullpen and a starting catcher.Manny Machado Still In Line for Lucrative DealMachado's free-agent contract became a topic of discussion last week thanks to his antics against the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series.Both benches cleared in Game 4 of the NLCS when Machado clipped Brewers first baseman Jesus Aguilar while running out a grounder:One MLB executive told Heymanhe's "never seen a major free agent make any more dumb statements/decisions in a 24-hour window" than Machado did during and after that incident with Aguilar.Despite drawing some negative attention from some people in MLB鈥攁nd every Brewers fan at Miller Park鈥攁nother executive said he doesn't believe Machado's future contract will be impacted.There are several good reasons why Machado can expect to receive one of the biggest contracts in MLB history. He's a 26-year-old shortstop who also won two Gold Gloves at third base, has a .282/.335/.487 career slash line and set career-highs this season in batting average (.297), on-base percentage (.367), slugging percentage (.538) and homers (37).Based on positional value, Machado is more valuable than Harper and has been one of the most durable players with just 11 games missed over the past four seasons.Harper's upside will likely get him the bigger contract this offseason, but it speaks to Machado's ability that there is a legitimate discussion about who should be paid more.Everybody Loves Patrick CorbinRick Scuteri/Associated PressAssuming Kershaw remains with the Los Angeles Dodgers, either by not opting out of his current deal or agreeing to a new contract Jon Gray Jersey , Patrick Corbin will be the most sought-after starting pitcher on the market this winter.Per Nick Cafardo of theBoston Globe, teams that are expected to have interest in Corbin include the Dodgers, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves.Cafardo added that Corbin is likely to receive a deal worth between $20-25 million per season over at least five years.Going by those contract parameters and interested parties, it becomes easier to determine a favorite to sign the two-time All-Star.The Giants already have $126.4 million in salary committed to just eight players next season, which doesn't include Madison Bumgarner's $12 million team option that should be picked up.They will either have to find a way to trade someone like Jeff Samardzija or Johnny Cueto鈥攚ho may not pitch at all in 2019 after having Tommy John surgery in August鈥攖o create financial flexibility, or blow up their payroll in an attempt to extend their window with the nucleus of Bumgarner and Buster Posey.The Dodgers have to worry about Kershaw before trying to do anything else. The Braves would seem to be an ideal landing spot given their meteoric rise and outstanding young position-player nucleus of Ronald Acuna Jr., Ozzie Albies, Johan Camargo, Dansby Swanson and Freddie Freeman, who is the elder statesman of the group at 29 years old.Atlanta general manager Alex Anthopoulos told reporters the team's payroll would go up in 2019 without offering any specifics."The payroll will go up for the current year," Anthopoulos said. "There's been a lot of debate about where we're going to be, what the number is going to be, how much we have available. I don't think anyone in this room knows because I don't know. We don't have a payroll number set for next year yet."The Braves only have $44.4 million in financial commitments next season, so they could theoretically sign two top-tier free agents without ruining their payroll.Considering that Atlanta is currently owned by a corporation鈥擫iberty Media鈥攖hat has been financially stingy in the baseball department, the team doesn't seem likely to get involved in a bidding war for free agents.That leaves the Yankees as Corbin's most likely landing spot. The 29-year-old is a perfect fit for what they need. Their starting rotation was a mess at the end of 2018. Luis Severino had a 5.57 ERA after the All-Star break. CC Sabathia, who is a free agent, turned 38 in July and was limited to 53 innings in the second half. Sonny Gray didn't make the ALDS roster after posting a 4.90 ERA in 30 appearances and will be shopped around this winter.With just $88.3 million in salary obligations next season, the Yankees can essentially do whatever they want. They won 100 games with an unstable starting rotation yet still found themselves looking up at the Red Sox in the AL East before losing to their rival in the ALDS.This is the Yankees' time to strike big in free agency. Their offense and bullpen remain stacked heading into 2019.Corbin was a machine in 2018 with a 3.15 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 246 strikeouts in 200 innings with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He would be a perfect fit for what the Yankees need as they look to surpass Boston in the division and end their nine-year World Series drought.Contract info via Baseball-Reference.com. In less than 24 hours Adam Ottavino Jersey , the Los Angeles Dodgers went from the edge of falling into a deep chasm to putting their foot on the throats of the Milwaukee Brewers.It took 13 innings for the Dodgers to square the National League Championship Series in Game 4, and they took a much more conventional victory in the pivotal fifth game.The Dodgers relied on seven innings of strong pitching from Clayton Kershaw in Game 5, and they earned a 5-2 victory over the Brewers.The series moves back to Milwaukee for Game 6 Friday night, and Game 7 will be played Saturday at Miller Park, if necessary.The first pitch in Game 1 is scheduled for 8:39 p.m. ET, and the game will be televised by FS1.Kershaw gave up just three hits and kept the Brewers from doing any serious damage with his fastball and scintillating breaking pitches. It was a complete turnaround from his Game 1 performance when he gave up five runs (four of which were earned) in three-plus innings."It wasn't as easy maybe as last year to get to this point," Kershaw said, per Ken Gurnick of MLB.com. "I realize we've got some work to finish it off and get back. It doesn't really matter how you get there, but thankful that we are here now, for sure."The Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs in five games in the NLCS last year.Manager Dave Roberts was happy with the way Kershaw responded to his second start in the NLCS,per Gurnick:"You could see the same look that you always see, there's a determination and when you get a champion like him that gets hit around a little bit, he's going to respond, and that's what he did today."The Dodgers got RBI singles from Austin Barnes, Max Muncy, Yasiel Puig and Justin Turner. Brian Dozier added an RBI groundout.Wade Miley pitched to one batter in Game 5, and he will get the start in Game 6 for the Brewers.Jae Hong/Associated Press/Associated PressOne of the more interesting strategic aspects of the game came in the first inning. Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell gave the ball to Wade Miley to start the game, but he was replaced after one batter by Brandon Woodruff.Miley will start Game 6, and Jhoulys Chacin will get the ball in Game 7 for the Brewers if it goes that far."We're sitting in a very good spot and we have a great opportunity," Counsell said http://www.rockiesfanproshop.com/authentic-pat-valaika-jersey , per Joe Trezza of MLB.com. "And I know you're going to play, 'What if we could have captured another of these games?' But we're still going home and have a chance with this thing, with a bunch of guys in really good shape."Hyun-Jin Ryu will get the start for the Dodgers in Game 6. Key StatsKershaw struck out nine batters in seven innings, while Miley walked the only batter he faced before he was removed from the game. Reliever Joakim Soria gave up two runs on two hits in 0.1 innings. Yasiel Puig and Justin Turner had two hits for the Dodgers, while Lorenzo Cain had two hits for the Brewers.NLCS ScheduleGame 1: Brewers 6, Dodgers 5Game 2: Dodgers 4, Brewers 3Game 3: Brewers 4, Dodgers 0Game 4: Dodgers 2, Brewers 1 (13 innings)Game 5: Dodgers 5, Brewers 2; Dodgers lead, 3-2Game 6: Dodgers at Brewers; Friday, Oct. 19 at 8:39p.m. ET on FS1*Game 7: Dodgers at Brewers; Saturday, Oct. 20 at 9:09p.m. ET on FS1*if necessarySportsCenter SportsCenterANDREW BENINTENDI HAS THE RED SOX ONE WIN AWAY FROM THE WORLD SERIES #SCtop10 jiroz0r794American League Championship SeriesThe Boston Red Sox took a commanding 3-1 series lead over the defending World Series champion Houston Astros in the ALCS after recording an 8-6 victory in Game 4.The game came down to an Alex Bregman at-bat in the bottom of the ninth inning against Craig Kimbrel with two outs and the bases loaded.The Astros star lined Kimbrel's first pitch to left field, and Andrew Benintendi took off with the crack of the bat and made a head-long dive to catch the ball and end the game. If Benintendi had failed to make the catch but kept the ball in front of him, the tying run would have scored. If it had gotten by him, the Astros would have won the game and tied the series.It was a tremendous game for the Boston outfielders.Mookie Betts had just one base hit, but he was a pivotal figure because of his defense. He leapt high at the right field wall in the first inning, and he appeared to be in a position to take away a home run from Houston's Jose Altuve. However, just as the ball was about to close his glove on the ball, a fan in the right-field seats knocked Betts' glove Daniel Castro Jersey , and the ball careened off of it and back into the field.Umpire Joe West immediately called Altuve out because of the interference, and the call was upheld after video review.Betts made another brilliant defensive play in the eighth inning as he threw out the Astros' Tony Kemp after he tried to stretch a single into a double. Kemp has excellent speed, but Betts got to his line drive faster than Kemp could have expected and fired a perfect strike, and Xander Bogaerts tagged him out.The play poured cold water on what could have been a big rally in the eighth inning.ESPN Stats amp; Info ESPNStatsInfoJackie Bradley Jr.: 3rd consecutive game with an extra-base hit and multiple RBI. Bradley Jr. becomes the 2nd player in franchise history with an XBH and 2+ RBI in 3 consecutive postseason games, joining Nomar Garciaparra in 1998. jme4FOwBoAThe Red Sox were trailing 5-4 in the top of the sixth inning when they took the lead for good. Jackie Bradley Jr., the hitting star in Games 2 and 3, played the role of hero once again when he blasted a two-run homer to right field.Bradley was guessing that he would see an off-speed pitch when he came to the plate in the sixth. "I've been seeing the ball well and I put a good swing on it," Bradley told the MLB Network's Scott Braun. "I thought he might throw me a change-up and he did."The Astros are one game away from elimination, but they will send Justin Verlander to the mound to keep their season alive in Game 5. Red Sox manager Alex Cora announced after the game that David Price will get the start as Boston attempts to close out the series and move on to the World Series.First pitch is scheduled for 8:09 p.m. and the game will be televised by TBS. Key StatsBradley has nine runs batted in in the last three games for the Red Sox. The Red Sox were 5-for-14 with runners in scoring position, while the Astros were 3-for-12. Charlie Morton gave up three earned runs in 2.1 innings of work for the Astros. 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