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MLB Trade Rumors: Dodgers Could Be Clearing Space for Bryce Harper With Reds Trade

Now that the Winter Meetings are over, teams are continuing to make deals to try to bolster their rosters before catchers and pitchers report to spring training in about two months.

On Friday, the Dodgers and Reds agreed to a monster deal that sends outfielders Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp, catcher Kyle Farmer and left-handed pitcher Alex Wood to Cincinnati in exchange for Reds pitcher Homer Bailey, minor league shortstop Jeter Downs and minor league right-hander Josiah Gray.

The two biggest free agents, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, are still available, but rumors have been swirling that the Dodgers made Friday's moves in an attempt to clear space in the outfield–and on their payroll–for Harper.