<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><img id="story-photo" width="478" src=https://images.cubshq.com/stories/18/baseball/harper_bryant_brad_mills.jpg><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href=/story/Latest-news-and-rumors-Did-Machado-tip-his-hand-Harper-and-Bryant-Kikuchi-signs-more-14942 class="newstitle"><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">Latest news and rumors: Did Machado tip his hand? Harper and Bryant, Kikuchi signs, more</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>The Cubs seem content to continue enjoying the holiday season. Time is ticking though, and when the Cubs’ front office re-opens on Thursday, I will suspect that Theo will have his thinking cap on. </font> <a target=_blank href=/story/Latest-news-and-rumors-Did-Machado-tip-his-hand-Harper-and-Bryant-Kikuchi-signs-more-14942><font class=fullstory><b>Full Story »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>