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The other was a tweet from something called “Vegas Gambling Steam,” which has nearly 22,000 followers and claimed Harper-related prop bets had been taken off the board in Vegas because Bryce was signing with the Phillies.
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The other was a tweet from something called “Vegas Gambling Steam,” which has nearly 22,000 followers and claimed Harper-related prop bets had been taken off the board in Vegas because Bryce was signing with the Phillies.
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Still unsigned
Bryce Harper is one of the best players in baseball. He is a six-time All-Star and former MVP who has consistently been one of the top offensive performers in the league. He is just 26 years old, with plenty of career ahead of him. He also has fantastic hair. I mean, it’s truly fantastic—as if a unicorn’s mane was sculpted by a Beverly Hills salon.
Last fall, Harper—on the verge of free agency—turned down a 10-year, $300 million contract from the only major-league club he’s ever played for, the Washington Nationals. His agent reportedly thought that Harper could do better, that a player of his talent and youth would be worth more. So Harper pushed on to free agency.
To date, Harper has not done better. Spring training is around the corner, and Harper has not signed anywhere. Rumors come and go (recently that Harper will go to Philadelphia) but his future remains unclear, even as his hair stays fabulous.
Bryce Harper is one of the best players in baseball. He is a six-time All-Star and former MVP who has consistently been one of the top offensive performers in the league. He is just 26 years old, with plenty of career ahead of him. He also has fantastic hair. I mean, it’s truly fantastic—as if a unicorn’s mane was sculpted by a Beverly Hills salon.
Last fall, Harper—on the verge of free agency—turned down a 10-year, $300 million contract from the only major-league club he’s ever played for, the Washington Nationals. His agent reportedly thought that Harper could do better, that a player of his talent and youth would be worth more. So Harper pushed on to free agency.
To date, Harper has not done better. Spring training is around the corner, and Harper has not signed anywhere. Rumors come and go (recently that Harper will go to Philadelphia) but his future remains unclear, even as his hair stays fabulous.
In the age of increasingly smarter analytics/player evaluation, a sobering financial paradigm shift is (and has over this past 5+ years) taking place in MLB. Smartest owners/mgmt are snapping to fact that a $20m+ player very rarely delivers equivalent value. to some other combination of two, three or more players - either in first 6 to 8 yrs of service or in last couple yrs (relief pitchers, usually) who cost a composite $20m. If owners try to "slash" salary levels they could be charged with illegal collusion.
So it appears they are instead quietly, but w pragmatic deliberation looking to first reduce length of multi-year contracts and then scale back at least a decent chunk of size per annum
Harper & Machado seem to be the first pair most clearly impacted by this paradigm shift. They will not be the last.
Look for one or both to eventually sign a three to four year deal in about the $25m per range. Along with Nolan Arenado in Colorado (one year deal at $26m) they are the harbingers of what's to come during next few years
Players entering their sixth (or later) season of service and under age 30 who have not yet plugged into a 5+ year deal at slightly reduced dollars per annum are the ones who will bear the *seeming* brunt of the more refined salary structures.
I use 'seeming' because any cat getting paid more than $12m, maybe $15m is in rarified air for all North American professional athletes
I use 'seeming' because any cat getting paid more than $12m, maybe $15m is in rarified air for all North American professional athletes
