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          Why this may be winter we find out if MLB has de facto salary cap

          Manny Machado and Bryce Harper are headlining a free-agent class that is deep in star power. Tony Quinn/Icon SMI/Corbis via Getty Images
          • Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterNov 20, 2018, 01:00 PM
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