The broken record of Manny Machado and Bryce Harper's free agency took another spin on the turntable Thursday. First, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported that Padres general manager A.J. Preller had flown to Miami to meet with Machado. Then, speculation over what exactly the get-together meant started in earnest. After that, sources told ESPN and other outlets that nothing was imminent, at which point Major League Baseball's public relations nightmare -- spring training abloom with two of its finest players absent -- continued with no apparent end in sight.
Here's where the free agency of the 26-year-olds stands: in the same ZIP code it did 105 days ago, when the entire process began.