Two of the teams with means don’t seem interested in Bryce Harper. Scanning the headlines today, the Yankees and the Cardinals are showing little interest. Having those two teams out of the mix might avoid a bidding war. That’s why I agree that the Padres might make sense:
USA Today
There’s a bigger picture here, and Harper’s free agency fits right into it.
“What percentage are we through the process? I’m hoping we’re at least 50-plus percent through,” Fowler told the San Diego Union-Tribune in July. “Those of us who follow the minor leagues know we have some players down there that are quite good. We’ll still stay with our ‘20/’21 dates. We look at Philadelphia and Atlanta and Milwaukee, and we realize it’s not a straight line. It’s more of a hockey stick, where all of a sudden you get better.”
And the Padres are nearing that curve.
Harper has history in the town, playing for the San Diego Stars travel team.
It’s quite possible that teams will shy away from a ten-year deal. If the Padres offered Harper $200 million+ for five years, Harper could hit free agency again at age 30 and possibly get a bigger five-year deal. This might be the winter something unusual happens in free agency.
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