Morning Briefing: Spread Some Holiday Cheer!

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Merry Christmas to all. Not sure which was up earlier, this briefing or the children waking everyone up.

Mike Puma of the NY Post writes that the Mets are listening to offers for Juan Lagares.

Mike Vacarro also of the NY Post says the Mets should sell the team.

Jeff Wilson reports that the Rangers are still in contact with Yu Darvish.

Byron Kerr of MASN writes about Trea Turner‘s outlook for 2018.

Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald writes about how other potential Marlins’ owners would have handled the offseason.

Mark Bowman of MLB.com does a Q&A with the new Braves GM, Alex Anthopoulos.

Phillies owner, John Middleton, wants to win again.

Viraj S. looks at what sustained success in the MLB is.

Birthdays: Ruben Gotay turns 35, Tim O’Malley turns 57, Rickey Henderson turns 59, Dennis Musgraves turns 74, Jack Hamilton turns 79.