With one, speculative, quote, ESPN’s Buster Olney set the internet ablaze Wednesday morning.
“It would not shock me if when it’s first leaked out through one of Scott’s [Boras] guys in the media, Harper’s deal is going to have the number four in it, “ Olney said on Wednesday’s Baseball Tonight podcast. “I still think the Phillies get him.”
For those into semantics, Olney was not suggesting that the deal could be worth $340 million, or even $374 million. He was opining that with Machado off the board, having received $300 million over 10 years, teams that missed out or chose not to meet his asking-price could become desperate enough to sign Harper for $400 million.