New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is facing a new contender in the Bryce Harper sweepstakes, per Dan Bernstein of The Score in Chicago:
.@dan_bernstein reporting that the Bryce Harper negotiations are picking up steam and that the Cubs are among the teams "in" on the free agent right fielder.
Meanwhile, the Yankees' pursuit of Harper could be influenced by the team's decision to buy back the YES Network, per Tyler Kepner of the New York Times:
As it happens, the Yankees are in negotiations to buy back the YES network.