Bryce Harper???

[Chico23231]

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/2...ng-deal-harper

Phillies:

13 years....330 million

13 years? Insane IMO...

[Schneed10]

$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.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

$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.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

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.

Maybe. But when Ryan Howard and Chase Utley's play declined I thought to myself well this sucks but 2008 made it all worth it.

If the Skins won the SB in 2020 and then found themselves in cap prison from 2024-2026, would you be OK with it? I think I know how most would answer.

Of course there are no guarantees the Phils will get a ring with Harper under contract. If it doesn't happen, then it wasn't worth it. If it does, then it was. Sports in a nutshell right there.

[Redskins247]

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.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Redskins247

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.

[mooby]

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!"

[Chico23231]

Phillies line up is fairly stacked...the only issue with the team is outside of Nola there isn't great pitching. Arrieta is about done.

13 years is long, but you get his prime years. I just don't think he's a great an offensive player as many believe.

I think the east will be extremely competitive, should be fun.

Update, the more I read the better I like the deal for both.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Phillies line up is fairly stacked...the only issue with the team is outside of Nola there isn't great pitching. Arrieta is about done.

13 years is long, but you get his prime years. I just don't think he's a great an offensive player as many believe.

I think the east will be extremely competitive, should be fun.

Update, the more I read the better I like the deal for both.

Bullpen is better this year though. Dave Robertson anchors the back end which gets Neshek into the 8th inning role, big impact there.

And Realmuto is unbelievable defensively. Nobody runs on him. 1.88 seconds from the plate to 2nd base. It's the equivalent of Tom Brady's quick release. That will have an impact on the ERAs of the Phillies starting pitching. Arrieta can go from 3.96 ERA like he had last year to 3.75 due to Realmuto and Jean Segura's defense alone.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Bullpen is better this year though. Dave Robertson anchors the back end which gets Neshek into the 8th inning role, big impact there.

And Realmuto is unbelievable defensively. Nobody runs on him. 1.88 seconds from the plate to 2nd base. It's the equivalent of Tom Brady's quick release. That will have an impact on the ERAs of the Phillies starting pitching. Arrieta can go from 3.96 ERA like he had last year to 3.75 due to Realmuto and Jean Segura's defense alone.

Philly gonna be legit no doubt. Its gonna be a good race.

Meanwhile the Nats middle relief/bullpen is the equivalent to Redskins LG situation. same old shit every year.

[NC_Skins]

Now you got Bryce calling Philly the greatest city in the world.


https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...nstagram-story

[mooby]

Well if you're a fan of Max striking out Bryce, last night was alright. If you're a Nats fan, a fan of competent bullpens, a fan of the Nats lineup, a fan of Trea Turner or Matt Adams, a fan of curly W's, or a fan of Bryce doing nothing, last night sucked. Congrats to Bryce on a successful return to Nats Park.

[sdskinsfan2001]

I'm a Braves fan, we can all hate Harper together now.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by mooby

Well if you're a fan of Max striking out Bryce, last night was alright. If you're a Nats fan, a fan of competent bullpens, a fan of the Nats lineup, a fan of Trea Turner or Matt Adams, a fan of curly W's, or a fan of Bryce doing nothing, last night sucked. Congrats to Bryce on a successful return to Nats Park.

Lol...oh shit did trea turner get hurt? I saw him get hit...and thought wow that’s a guy who can’t go down right now.

Bryce’s bat just passed over my house down here...yup still flipping

[MTK]

That worked out well, Harper with a epic bat flip too


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