Bryce Harper???

Anyone else wondering WTH is going on with Bryce Harper?? I somewhat understand why Machado has not signed with someone because there's baggage that comes with him, but I'm really shocked that it's almost February and he is not signed. All signs still point to the Phillies...but what's taking so long? Seems odd...

What have the Nats won w/ Harper? Let his ass walk. 300 million? He's just not worth it. Someone will have buyers remorse after the first year.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26105394/phillies-finalizing-deal-harper

Phillies:

13 years....330 million

13 years? Insane IMO...

$25.3M per season though, Arenado got $32M per season. Shorter period yeah, but much higher cost. Phillies didn't do badly here at all.

What happened to all the talking heads saying he doesn't want to go to the Phillies?? He should've stayed in DC for the $300 million...but that didn't get Boris the largest contract ever.

What happened to all the talking heads saying he doesn't want to go to the Phillies?? He should've stayed in DC for the $300 million...but that didn't get Boris the largest contract ever.

Blatant attempt at leaks by Boras to milk more money out of Philadelphia.

Phillies got a great deal here. If Bryce knew the future free agency had in store for him, he would've resigned with the Nats for 300.

Boras looking like an epic failure as an agent here (which I enjoy).

Sucks Harper is going to the Phillies, which means I will silently boo him for the rest of his years, but I don't think we're going to look back here and say "man, can't believe Harper is only getting paid ~26 or so million a year, what a steal for the Phillies that is!"

He's coming up here. Phillies for sure.

Good call.Not being a super big baseball guy, ......is he worth the money?

Good call.Not being a super big baseball guy, ......is he worth the money?

Based on history? No. Based on potential? Sure.

This offseason was a wakeup call though, teams aren't going to spend top dollar on a single guy anymore because even the projected impact isn't worth the potential cap hell.

$25.3M per season though, Arenado got $32M per season. Shorter period yeah, but much higher cost. Phillies didn't do badly here at all.


They did once you take into consideration that his play is probably going to be declining around 34. Then you are on the hook for 5 more years of a declining (even more) player at that figure as well.

I for one am glad the Nats didn't put that kind of length into any offer. Not sure why he didn't take the 10yr/300 million they offered. Makes you wonder if the Nats were really serious about the offer to begin with.