LAS VEGAS — As the third day of the winter meetings dripped into Tuesday afternoon, the possibility of J.A. Happ moving down the New Jersey Turnpike from The Bronx to Philadelphia was increasing.
At the same time, the chance of Manny Machado signing with the Yankees sat heavy in the recycled air at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, but the starting pitching was the main event.
“They are bringing it,’’ a talent evaluator from the AL East said of the Phillies’ interest in the 36-year-old lefty free agent whom the Yankees have been talking about bringing back to The Bronx.