Bryce Harper is among the hottest free agents on the market this offseason, and we now have a starting point as to what he thinks he’ll command. The star outfielder reportedly turned down a 10-year, $ 300 million offer to remain with the Washington Nationals, according to The Washington Post’s Chelsea Janes. Upon hearing the news, MLB insider for The Athletic Ken Rosenthal posited a theory behind the deal. If we speculate, it’s easy to see why Harper turned the deal down. The offer would put him in a share with Miguel Cabrera for Major League Baseball’s seventh-highest salary in 2019, according to Sportrac. And when you consider he... NESN.com
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MLB Rumors: Rival GM Believes This Team Will Sign Bryce Harper In Free Agency
The winter of Bryce Harper almost is upon us. One of baseball’s best players is set to hit the free-agent market this offseason, and he will have no shortage of teams vying to ink him to what is sure to be a very lucrative deal. A number of teams, including the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers are expected to make a run at the Washington Nationals star, but it might be another National League East team that gobbles up Harper. FanCred Sports’ Jon Heyman wrote in a recent article that a rival general manager told him that he believes the