According to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, a source has reported that there is “momentum building” towards Bryce Harper returning to the Washington Nationals, while the Phillies are ramping up their hunt for Manny Machado.
The Harper return to Washington has been something of an on-again, off-again topic throughout the off-season. USA Today‘s Bob Nightengale had reported that the Nationals offered Harper a mega-deal on the final day of the 2018 regular season. That offer, which he purportedly rejected was supposed to have been for 10 years and $300 million dollars.