Buster Olney says the Giants and Bryce Harper might be a good match and that Giants’ ownership — he name checks Charles B. Racist Johnson specifically — could be the key to getting a deal done. Olney also goes on to say that it was Johnson was the “primary source of enthusiasm” for the Giants trying to trade for Giancarlo Stanton last winter.
Now, look, I think we’re all informed enough to know by now that sports reporters in particular — although, it seems as though this is a general affliction for journalists no matter the specialty — serve as PR machines for certain industry actors.