The Philadelphia Phillies and at least a handful of other Major League Baseball organizations have been doing a dance all off-season with the two biggest free agent names on the market.
Everyone who follows baseball – anyone who really follows sports at all for that matter – has been well aware that Bryce Harper and Manny Machado are those two big names.
The two 26-year-olds hit the open market together in a situation that had most MLB clubs salivating, plotting, and planning for at least a couple of years. The Phillies were perhaps more financially prepared for this off-season than any other team.