Free agent outfielder Bryce Harper is going to get paid. A lot. There's no doubt about that. It's just a matter of how much his next contract will be worth.
With deep-pocketed teams like the Yankees and Phillies considering Harper, we know his contract will be ridiculous.
His agent, Scott Boras, is said to be using Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton's 13-year, $325-million contract extension that he signed with the Miami Marlins in November 2014 as the baseline for Harper's deal.
SI's Emma Baccellieri projects what a "lifetime" contract for Harper could cost:
Here's the contract that's been discussed as a possibility since his brilliant rookie season--big-money, long-term, market-shifting, record-setting.