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at Michael Jordan’s baseball career 25 years later. Luis Severino is going to miss more time."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Chicago Cubs recapsChicago Cubs minor leaguesChicago Cubs essaysChicago Cubs game threadsWrigley Field renovationsFull archiveLibrary Bleed Cubbie Blue Community GuidelinesCurrent time in ChicagoBCB Specials & Site InfoWinter 2019 music threadsCubs StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Cubs newsYahoo Cubs team pageYahoo Cubs reportYahoo Cubs depth chartYahoo Cubs transactionsYahoo Cubs photosOdds Shop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁昅LB newsMLB Bullets wants to crawl in a holeNew Jason Kipnis Jersey ,182commentsChris Davis sets a record for futility. Looking back at Michael Jordan’s baseball career 25 years later. Luis Severino is going to miss more time. CDTShareTweetShareShareMLB Bullets wants to crawl in a holeTommy Gilligan-USA TODAY SportsGood morning. Remember, Chris Davis is still a better baseball player than you could ever dream of being.Orioles first baseman Chris Davis has now set the record for futility, going 0 for his last 49 at-bats. Here are the facts you need to know about the record no one wants.Neil Paine looks at the underlying numbers and says that while Davis has been very unlucky to not have a hit by now, he really isn’t worth playing anymore. The only question becomes when the Orioles will admit it.Michael Baumann writes about the futility of Davis and Nationals pitcher Trevor Rosenthal and notes that it’s become hard to watch these formerly very good players struggle like this.Emma Baccellieri asks what is the correct response by the fans to Davis’ struggles: boo, cheer or ignore?The fans in Baltimore seem to have for now given up booing Davis and have started cheering him as a sign of encouragement.Brittany Ghiroli has a great piece about players who retired with injuries dealing with life after the game. (The Athletic sub. req.) Mark Prior is one of the players she talked to.I’ve got more on struggling ballplayers, but I wanted to put this close to the top because I know there will be a lot of interest in it. Steve Wulf looks back at Michael Jordan’s baseball career and argues that he was a lot better than you probably remember. Wulf was one of the journalists who mocked Jordan’s baseball career back in 1994 and he now says he was too dismissive. It’s still questionable whether or not Jordan would have made a legitimate major leaguer, but Wulf argues he at least had a chance. Back to struggling major leaguers. Red Sox ace Chris Sale is off to a bad start to the year and David Schoenfield asks how worried should the Red Sox be about Sale?Craig Edwards tries to solve some of the biggest problems teams are having this season. (ESPN+ sub. req.) Yes, the Cubs’ bullpen is on the list, although his solution is “sign Craig Kimbrel.”I admit that I was one who argued that the Reds had a chance to make the playoffs this year. Not a good chance, maybe between five and ten percent, but definitely more than just a lottery-ticket chance. Dan Szymborski seems to have agreed with me but now he argues that the Reds terrible start to the season has probably doomed their playoff hopes for 2019.The Office of Foreign Assets Control has killed the deal between MLB and the Cuban Baseball Federation designed to end human trafficking of baseball players. And honestly http://www.indiansfanproshop.com/authentic-b.j.-upton-jersey , that’s about all I can write about this story without losing my cool.As Cesar Brioso writes, this decision means that the current system of human trafficking will continue, which is good news if you’re a human trafficker and pretty much no one else.I’ve got three stories about the incredible start that the Dodgers offense is having this year. Buster Olney writes that the anger the Dodgers feel from losing the World Series is driving their offense this season. (ESPN+ sub. req.)Jay Jaffe looks at exactly how good the Dodgers offense has been so far.Eric Stephen has five important stats about the Dodgers offense. So of course, the Dodgers were shut out by the Cardinals last night.Reds outfielder Yasiel Puig was suspended for two games and Pirates pitcher Chris Archer was suspended for five games for their role in Sunday’s melee. Both suspensions should be about three times that.The Orioles and Nationals are back in court, as the Nationals have sued the Orioles in another chapter of their long-running fight over MASN.The Astros are being sued by a woman whose finger was broken by a T-shirt cannon. Michael McCann discusses the legal issues surrounding of the case.Dayn Perry talks with relief pitchers about the coming “pitchers must face three batters” rule. They aren’t fans, although most say they’ll be forced to adapt.The Yankees announced that ace pitcher Luis Severino will be shut down for another six weeks with a lat strain.Matt Martell looks at the Yankees options for replacing Severino.Angels outfielder Mike Trout is day-to-day with a groin strain.Mets ace Jacob deGrom had his quality-start streak snapped at 26 games. That means he only tied Bob Gibson’s record.ESPN’s Jeff Passan asked if fans could name five members of the Tampa Bay Rays off the top of their heads. Marc Topkin asks if that comment was an insult or a compliment (or neither)?Fox Sports Detroit had its first “Players Only” broadcast and the general reviews were not kind. I listened to about ten minutes of this broadcast and I agree, it was terrible. Reds first baseman Joey Votto got hit with a pitch. Instead of charging the mound, Votto gently threw the ball back to the mound.Another team was foolish enough to run on Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano.On the other hand, Royals outfielder Billy Hamilton scored from second base on a sacrifice fly. Yasiel Puig may be suspended, but he delivered new backpacks to every student at an elementary school. He also took time to sit and color a picture with the children.And finally, don’t miss this video of Cardinals outfielder Marcell Ozuna climbing the outfield wall to steal a home run . . .on a ball that landed about 12 feet from the fence. The ball ended up going over the fence as a ground rule double Larry Doby Jersey , but by that time Ozuna was sprawled all over warning track.And tomorrow will be a better day than today, Buster. Bryce Harper has reportedly two teams that are willing to give him the length of contract that he desires, which is a length of ten years.Those two teams are reportedly the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago White Sox. According to reports, both teams are willing to give Harper a contract that runs through ten seasons.Harper turned down a ten-year deal worth $300 million from the Washington Nationals before last season concluded. But because of his large demands, there have been few teams that have been able to offer him a serious offer.advertisingA person close to Bryce Harper tells @JSalisburyNBCS that a face-to-face meeting between Harper and Phillies officials is being planned for 鈥渢he next week or so.鈥滺ere's all the details, including location.https://t.co/LF96kObI6x— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) January 2, 2019The six-time All-Star is one of the most coveted free agents out on the open market. Along with Manny Machado, Harper has been seeking a massive deal that would likely last around a decade.Although, Harper hasn't visited any teams own his own that are interested in signing him yet. But, now there are multiple reports confirming that Harper will meet with representatives from the Phillies, sometime in the next week or so.According to Jeff Passan of ESPN Bob Feller Jersey , the 26-year-old is ready to wait as long as he can for an offer that he desires. Even if that means waiting just before pitchers and catchers report next month. Multiple teams would reportedly be interested in Harper if his price were to drop.advertisingThe Los Angeles Dodgers are one of those teams interested in Harper if that were to happen. They're reportedly only willing to pay half of what Harper wants. But, clearly, Harper is confident that he can get exactly what he wants. NBC SportsWhat's a little confusing is that the White Sox haven't made any plans as of yet to met with Harper again about a potential deal. Both the Phillies and the White Sox met with Harper's agent before the Winter Meetings began in early December.But, neither team was able to sign Harper to a contract then. Yet, the Phillies have made plans for another sit-down with Harper, and the White Sox haven't. Which could mean the Phillies could be the more attractive destination spot for Harper.advertisingThe White Sox or the Phillies would both greatly improve by signing the former-MVP. But, it sounds like the Phillies have the advantage over the White Sox, with their meeting scheduled for some time next week.This report means that the race for Harper is down to just two teams. Both the White Sox and the Phillies would be attractive destinations for him. But, because the Phillies have a better chance at competing for the World Series next season.That could likely sway Harper to signing with them over the White Sox. However, it does sound like the wait could pay off for him. With both teams willing to give him exactly the type of contract that he desires.