MLB Bullets Wishes You A Merry Christmas

So a Merry Christmas to all of you, although I'm guessing that if you're reading this on Christmas morning you either don't celebrate Christmas or you're a very lonely person. Either way, I love all my readers. Thanks to you all.

• It's a Merry Christmas in the Murphy household as Daniel Murphy signed a three-year, $37.5 million deal with the Nationals.
• A breakdown on what kind of a player the Nats are getting in Murphy. A good bat and a poor glove, mainly.
• David Brown wonders if the Mets shouldn't have tried to keep Murphy.
• Jon Heyman writes that the Mets have bowed out on the bidding for free agent outfielder Yoenis Cespedes. Heyman thinks they'll go after a lesser option like Steve Pearce.
• Ken Rosenthal thinks the Mets have missed a perfect opportunity to add pieces to a defending pennant winner and if the Mets won't spend money now, they probably never will.
• Rob Neyer has several thoughts on the situation in Queens. He thinks the Wilpons want to win, but are hampered by their financial situation. However, MLB won't force them to sell unless they do something to embarrass MLB.
• Mike Bates thinks the Mets are just treading water and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
• David Schoenfield previews the NL East.
• Heading west, Mark Saxon interviews Dodgers president Stan Kasten about their offseason and the Dodgers long-term plans.
• Jon Paul Morosi reports the Dodgers are pursuing posted Japanese pitcher Kenta Maeda and notes that Maeda would be a perfect fit in Chavez Ravine. He's also got some other notes in there too.
• Nick Lampe thinks Dodgers' fan grumbling aside, the Dodgers are building a juggernaut.
• The Royals were told by Alex Gordon's agents that unless their offer changes, the team has "no chance" of re-signing the outfielder.
• The Pirates signing of John Jaso was an "obvious" move, writes Jeff Sullivan.
• MLB has asked the Obama administration to lift the restrictions on signing players out of Cuba.
• Jeff Zimmermann breaks down the 2015 disabled list year in review.
• A look at the ballpark the White Sox could have had instead of the Cell.
• August Fagerstrom explains how Joey Votto stole five bases last season, thanks to Billy Hamilton.
• Jay Jaffe fills out his mythical Hall of Fame ballot.
• And Jerry Crasnick fills out his real one, explaining why he voted for Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens.
• Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman wants the fans in Toronto to boo former teammate David Price. He says it's all in good fun.
• Holiday presents for all 30 teams, courtesy Andrew Simon.
• And Richard Justice also fills out a Christmas list for all 30 teams. May the Cubs get what Justice wants them to get: a World Series.
• Noah Syndergaard and family all wore Bartolo Colon "Big Sexy" t-shirts for Christmas Eve. That's one way of bonding.
• And finally, to get you in the holiday mood, the late Phillies announcer Harry Kalas will read "The Night Before Christmas" for you.

And a very merry holiday season to everyone out there. May tomorrow be an even better day than today, Buster.