The Houston Astros http://www.indiansfanproshop.com/authentic-b.j.-upton-jersey , still have their championship aspirations intact, but the other 26 Major League teams are all looking ahead to the 2019 season.That includes the New York Yankees, who were beaten by the Red Sox in the American League Division Series. General manager Brian Cashman saw his team finish eight games behind the Red Sox during the regular season in addition to dropping the postseason series, and he knows his team has to make some moves to close the gap on the Old Towne Team.One of those moves is likely to involve pitcher Sonny Gray, who was acquired by the Yankees in the 2017 season. Gray was quite sharp earlier in his career with the Oakland A's, but he has largely struggled since donning the pinstripes.Gray was 11-9 with a 4.90 earned-run average in 2018, and he had a 1.496 WHIP. In addition to the numbers, Gray seemed to have a difficult time throwing with confidence in key games for the Yankees.Cashman believes that Gray is talented, but pitching under the microscope in New York City has not helped him. The general manager willtry to move Gray in the offseason, according to David Lennon of Newsday.The 28-year-old Gray is arbitration eligible in the upcoming season and could be a free agent in 2020. He made the All-Star team in 2015 and has finished as high as third in Cy Young voting, so the Yankees should be able to get a decent-to-good asset for him.The Philadelphia Phillies were in contention for the National League East title throughout much of the summer before they struggled in the final weeks and gave way to the Atlanta Braves.The Phillies are expected to be heavily involved in free agency during the offseason, and they could be among the suitors for superstars Manny Machado of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals.It seems unlikely that they could sign both of those players, but Jon Heyman of FanCred Sports says that possibility should not be ruled out.The Phillies have been interested in Machado since it became known that the Baltimore Orioles were willing to move him, but signing Harper could have a more significant impact because he could help their lineup and also weaken the division rival Washington Nationals.Kris Bryant of the Chicago Cubs did not have the kind of season that he was hoping for in 2018 as injuries took their toll.However, the 2016 National League Most Valuable Player still has great confidence in his own ability Roberto Perez Jersey , even though he was held to 13 home runs and 52 runs batted in while playing 102 games.Bryant has reportedly turned down a $200 million contract extension from the Cubs, according toESPN Radio's David Kaplan and alsoSports Illustrated'sScooby Axson.Instead of signing a long-term extension, the belief is that Bryant will receive annual salary increases until he becomes eligible for free agency in 2022 when he turns 30. The righty agreed to a deal with the Los Angeles Angels last night."There is almost always an assumption that the Cincinnati Reds would again take the predictable route as the offseason rolled around. Be it a haphazard re-signing of an aging Ryan Ludwick, a multi-year guarantee to Skip Schumaker for leadership, or ‘Scott Feldman - Opening Day Starter [TM],” picking around the corners of the bargain-bin has become something of the Reds forte over the last half-dozen years. Despite rumblings that the club finally had some money and high aspirations this winter, I think it’s fair to say each and every one of us has adopted a pretty firm see it to believe it stance on that premise, however.Matt Harvey has long been rumored to be a ‘favorite’ of Reds owner Bob Castellini. After coming to the Reds in exchange for Devin Mesoraco last season, Harvey bucked his most recent brutal performance with the New York Mets, and while he never quite regained the ace-level form he had in his early New York days, he was at least a reasonably OK member of a bad Reds rotation. But as he barreled towards free agency after the season and as the multiple trade deadlines came and went, the Reds opted not to cash-in what little equity they’d recouped in Harvey, in part because of the apparent affinity the team - ownership, in particular - had developed for the right-hander.So, while the Reds needed pitching in the worst way this winter - and while they publicly discussed doling out ‘record payroll’ comments as they chased the big names - there was still a part of all our minds that thought ‘man, they’re just going to re-sign Matt Harvey and hope he miraculously turns back into an ace.’ As of last night Eddie Robinson Jersey , though, that’s a concept we can all officially flush, as Harvey agreed to an incentive-laden 1-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels.Missing out on Harvey’s production for the 2019 season is not really a big deal, honestly. Marcels projects him to have an ugly 5.00 ERA in 144 IP, which nobody will miss, while Steamer has him with a similarly ugly 4.70 ERA in 153 IP. Pair that with the list of once-good, now-iffy hurlers expected to land low-priced 1-year contracts that are abundant on the free agent market - Mike Fiers, Derek Holland, Wade Miley, etc. - and the Reds still have ample options to throw a few million at a reclamation project if they so choose. There is also, of course, still the opportunity for them to swing much, much higher than that pool of pitchers, with Dallas Keuchel still a free agent prize that’s theoretically attainable in their purported ‘record’ budget.I think the story here, really, is not that the Reds won’t miss Harvey’s production http://www.indiansfanproshop.com/authentic-b.j.-upton-jersey , and rather that they didn’t let their apparent affinity for having him get in the way of a smart business decision. Despite ownership being a fan of Harvey, the Reds didn’t merely settle for him because of that, and obviously did not outbid what’s not exactly a massive offer in order to keep him around and the powers-that-be happy. And considering the previous non-tender of Billy Hamilton, too - also long a ‘favorite’ of team owner Bob Castellini - there appears to be a more definitively clear line between the Reds front office and ownership, something that hasn’t been the case during the previous few awful, awful seasons.Matt Harvey might be excellent in 2019, and I hope he does. There is obviously still plenty left in his tank, and the life on his fastball during the 2018 season was a vast improvement over his injury-riddled last few years as a Met. The deal the Angels signed him to could certainly end up a bargain if that’s the case, and there is a non-zero chance that he could’ve returned as a Red in 2019 (and beyond) with good success, too. Still, I think it’s clear that the Reds front office didn’t see the move as a fit, and that they were the ones who got to make that final call, and independent of what Harvey does from here on that’s a development that I think we should all view as a positive.Now, let’s get back to hoping the Reds do actually aim higher than Harvey in their offseason acquisitions...