The San Diego Padres made a big splash earlier this month when they signed Manny Machado.
They never got close to landing the winter's other big free-agent name.
Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reported the Padres never made a formal offer to Harper. The two sides never got past a "proposal," which Harper declined.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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