SAN DIEGO — Here’s where things stand after an eventful start to the Winter Meetings.
• The elite shortstop market is heating up now that the Phillies jumped the competition in true Dave Dombrowski style to grab Trea Turner. The Cubs, Cardinals, Dodgers, Braves, Twins, Angels and, depending on the Aaron Judge decision, Giants and Yankees still are monitoring the shortstop market. But the Turner contract does not change the money calculus. To lower their potential tax bill, the Phillies added years to Turner’s offer to lower the average annual value to $27.3 million, far below Corey Seager ($32.