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A look at whats happening today at the baseball winter meetings in Oxon Hill, Maryland:---WASHINGTON DAY SALEChicago White Sox ace Chris Sale could have a new place to pitch real soon, and it might be the ballpark right across the Potomac River. The NL East champion Washington Nationals are trying hard to close a deal for the 27-year-old lefty.THE SCHWARBER SITUATIONKyle Schwarber was a huge hit in the World Series, returning from a severe knee injury that cost him nearly the entire regular season and then batting .412 as the Chicago Cubs beat Cleveland.Now, will the converted catcher hurt in an outfield collision ever catch again?There is no question that he will want to do it and can do it, general manager Jed Hoyer told reporters Monday. We just havent had any discussions on how heavy a workload we put on him in that regard.Known way more for his bat than glove, the 23-year-old Schwarber projects to be the Cubs left fielder next season. He wont play winter ball, it was decided, so he can rehab his left knee.Cubs manager Joe Maddon might provide some insight on the sluggers future when he meets with the media in the afternoon.BIG BUCKS BULLPENSAfter Mark Melancon reached a $62 million, four-year deal with San Francisco that was the richest contract ever for a reliever, its worth wondering whether free-agent closers Aroldis Chapman or Kenley Jansen could command even more.The Yankees, with a history of high spending, are interested in both of them.Thats where the market seems to be headed, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said.What it reinforces is the notion that by and large you need to build a bullpen from within, he added.THE NEXT BAMBINO?Get ready to start hearing more about Shohei Otani, the 22-year-old Japanese pitcher who also swings a mean bat.Otani signed Monday to play next year for the Nippon Ham Fighters. He also says he could move to the major leagues after 2017.The right-hander went 10-4 last season while hitting .322 with 22 home runs.We have reports on him, Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said. Do I think a player could be a two-way player? Yeah, it could happen. Is it very difficult? Yes. But Im not saying that theres not a player out there that cant do that because some of them are rare, rare guys. Babe Ruth could do it. He was pretty good. Hydro Flask 24 Oz . Durant finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds, Jackson matched his career high with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and Lamb scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, lifting the Thunder to a 94-88 win over San Antonio and snapping the Spurs 11-game winning streak. Botellas Hydro Flask . With his new coach and six-time Grand Slam singles champion Boris Becker watching him during an official match for the first time, Djokovic appeared tentative early against the Slovakian player, who often appeared content to keep the ball in play. http://www.botellashydroflask.es/hydro-flask-21-oz.html . Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, announced Wednesday that the team would assign Swedish forward Elias Lindholm to his nations team for the upcoming tournament. Hydro Flask 40 Oz .Y. - Rob Manfred was promoted Monday to Major League Baseballs chief operating officer, which may make him a candidate to succeed Bud Selig as commissioner. Hydro Flask 32 Oz . The Brazilian goalkeeper signed a loan deal with the Major League Soccer club on Friday as he looks to get playing time ahead of this summers World Cup in his home country. CEDAR CITY, Utah -- Matt OLeary scored 20 points and Darell Combs added 16 as IUPUI routed Southern Utah 101-81 on Saturday night.OLeary was 8 of 9 from the field and made four 3-pointers. Combs finished 5-of-9 shooting. Ron Patterson added 15 points with three 3s for IUPUI (5-7), which shot 60 percent from the floor and made 13 of 28 3-pointers. Evan Hall and T.J. Henderson added 11 points apiece.Randy Onwuasor scored 20 points and James McGee had 116 to lead Southern Utah (2-9), which has lost five straight.ddddddddddddIUPUI had a double-digit lead with 6:46 remaining in the first half, and stretched it to 35 points with 12 minutes left.The Jaguars (5-7) have scored 100-plus points in consecutive games, and have won all five of its games this season by double digits. ' ' '