Harper.... Yawn

Brad K · 02-26-2019, 08:59 PM

Big money for a guy who hit 249 last year? With a 1.3 war? Have people lost their minds?

Rain King · 02-26-2019, 09:09 PM

#HotTake

Brad K · 02-26-2019, 10:06 PM

Apparently the Phillies got stuck on him wanting a 3 year opt out. Instead of objecting to that (wanting to tie him up for a full ten years) they should have asked for a 3 year opt out for the team too. THAT would have tested his confidence.

Westheim · 02-27-2019, 02:30 AM

Harper is like a lottery ticket. Except that in the real lottery, you can win like $30m, but here the ****ing ticket costs $30m.

Brad K · 02-27-2019, 04:04 PM

It is highly probable this lottery ticket as with most is not going to be worth the purchase price.

Westheim · 02-27-2019, 04:11 PM

Many people know that, which is why he's buried in the pile of leftovers.

And from that pile of leftovers I would rather sign Derek Dietrich or Adam Jones for $3m than the other guy for $30m.

campinginalaska · 02-28-2019, 06:59 AM

Harper is a big name that can help marketing for a team and it's pretty clear he's just frustrated with the Nationals. Funny enough despite how we see him as not that good, he had his second best season last year, the last time he played that many games was 2016 and that was after his MVP season.

I wouldn't give him 300 million but maybe he could be gambled on ?

pgjocki · 02-28-2019, 08:22 AM

I think it's the years really because most teams (except those actively trying to lose) would be open to a 3 year $100 million dollar deal for him today.

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Brad K · 02-28-2019, 02:24 PM

Him wanting a 10 year contract with a 3-year player opt out is darn near heads I win tails you lose. I would have just stopped talking to him after that silliness.

Bluenoser · 02-28-2019, 03:13 PM

Phillies are about to pay him - 13 yrs, $330M

https://www.mlb.com/news/bryce-harpe...-with-phillies

Caporegime · 02-28-2019, 03:49 PM

13 years? $330 mil?

So much for all the talk of collusion.

So much for all the "expert commentary" vomited up this winter by various talking heads in sports media about how ultra long-term contracts were, in all likelihood, a relic of the past in MLB, and how baseball is now entering a new phase of fiscal sanity and self-restraint.

pgjocki · 02-28-2019, 03:51 PM

It's a lower AAV than what Manny and Nolan got; also less than what Nationals offered.

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Curve Ball Dave · 02-28-2019, 03:54 PM

Let's see if he earns it when he's 32-33 and older.

stl jason · 02-28-2019, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curve Ball Dave

Let's see if he earns it when he's 32-33 and older.

heck, let's see if he earns it right now.... who will the Phillies get? 2015 Harper or 2016 Harper?

there's a part of me that's going to root for the Nationals to win it all this year, just to rub it in

pgjocki · 02-28-2019, 04:07 PM

@Joelsherman1: Boras emphasized 3 areas why Harper went to #Phillies: 1. Length of deal to be in 1 place. 2. Middleton coming to Vegas twice to meet with family explain current and future commitment to be top-5 payroll team. 3. Ballpark gives chance for historic achievement (career .830 at CBP)

Interesting

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MorseMoose · 02-28-2019, 04:25 PM

47 years old. I will be 47 years old when that deal is complete. Holy smokes.

Also, if all goes as planned, I'll have made just over a million dollars in the same amount of time.

philthepat · 02-28-2019, 04:36 PM

When Bryce Harper gets his final paycheck from the Phillies in 2031, Bobby Bonilla will still be four years away from his final paycheck from the Mets...

Westheim · 02-28-2019, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluenoser

Phillies are about to pay him - 13 yrs, $330M

https://www.mlb.com/news/bryce-harpe...-with-phillies

Insanity.

CMH · 02-28-2019, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by philthepat

When Bryce Harper gets his final paycheck from the Phillies in 2031, Bobby Bonilla will still be four years away from his final paycheck from the Mets...

Is this real?

Edit. I know about the Bonilla deal. I just don't know the remaining years left.

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low · 02-28-2019, 04:58 PM

My only reaction:

02-26-2019, 08:59 PM	#1
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02-27-2019, 02:30 AM	#4
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02-27-2019, 04:11 PM	#6
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 12,833	Many people know that, which is why he's buried in the pile of leftovers. And from that pile of leftovers I would rather sign Derek Dietrich or Adam Jones for $3m than the other guy for $30m. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 88 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

02-28-2019, 08:22 AM	#8
pgjocki All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Maryland - just outside DC Posts: 1,574 Blog Entries: 1	I think it's the years really because most teams (except those actively trying to lose) would be open to a 3 year $100 million dollar deal for him today. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk __________________ - - - World Series championships: 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006, 2011

02-28-2019, 03:49 PM	#11
Caporegime All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Borough of Kings Posts: 1,714	13 years? $330 mil? So much for all the talk of collusion. So much for all the "expert commentary" vomited up this winter by various talking heads in sports media about how ultra long-term contracts were, in all likelihood, a relic of the past in MLB, and how baseball is now entering a new phase of fiscal sanity and self-restraint. __________________ "If you don't know where you are going, you'll wind up someplace else." - Lawrence Peter Berra

02-26-2019, 09:09 PM	#2
Rain King Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,890	#HotTake

02-26-2019, 10:06 PM	#3
Brad K Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2016 Location: St Petersburg Florida USA Posts: 6,312	Apparently the Phillies got stuck on him wanting a 3 year opt out. Instead of objecting to that (wanting to tie him up for a full ten years) they should have asked for a 3 year opt out for the team too. THAT would have tested his confidence.

02-27-2019, 04:04 PM	#5
Brad K Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2016 Location: St Petersburg Florida USA Posts: 6,312	It is highly probable this lottery ticket as with most is not going to be worth the purchase price.

02-28-2019, 06:59 AM	#7
campinginalaska Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 94	Harper is a big name that can help marketing for a team and it's pretty clear he's just frustrated with the Nationals. Funny enough despite how we see him as not that good, he had his second best season last year, the last time he played that many games was 2016 and that was after his MVP season. I wouldn't give him 300 million but maybe he could be gambled on ?

02-28-2019, 02:24 PM	#9
Brad K Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2016 Location: St Petersburg Florida USA Posts: 6,312	Him wanting a 10 year contract with a 3-year player opt out is darn near heads I win tails you lose. I would have just stopped talking to him after that silliness.

02-28-2019, 03:13 PM	#10
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 14,058	Phillies are about to pay him - 13 yrs, $330M https://www.mlb.com/news/bryce-harpe...-with-phillies

02-28-2019, 03:51 PM	#12
pgjocki All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Maryland - just outside DC Posts: 1,574 Blog Entries: 1	It's a lower AAV than what Manny and Nolan got; also less than what Nationals offered. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk __________________ - - - World Series championships: 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006, 2011

02-28-2019, 03:54 PM	#13
Curve Ball Dave Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,330	Let's see if he earns it when he's 32-33 and older. __________________ "Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing"-Warren Spahn.

02-28-2019, 04:07 PM	#15
pgjocki All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Maryland - just outside DC Posts: 1,574 Blog Entries: 1	@Joelsherman1: Boras emphasized 3 areas why Harper went to #Phillies: 1. Length of deal to be in 1 place. 2. Middleton coming to Vegas twice to meet with family explain current and future commitment to be top-5 payroll team. 3. Ballpark gives chance for historic achievement (career .830 at CBP) Interesting Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk __________________ - - - World Series championships: 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006, 2011

02-28-2019, 04:25 PM	#16
MorseMoose Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6,023 Blog Entries: 4 Infractions: 1/1 (1)	47 years old. I will be 47 years old when that deal is complete. Holy smokes. Also, if all goes as planned, I'll have made just over a million dollars in the same amount of time.

02-28-2019, 04:36 PM	#17
philthepat Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dover, UK Posts: 274	When Bryce Harper gets his final paycheck from the Phillies in 2031, Bobby Bonilla will still be four years away from his final paycheck from the Mets...

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low Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 5,887	My only reaction: __________________ My fictional team logos and uniforms