SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants have long planned to make a run at Bryce Harper this offseason. The oddsmakers like their chances.
Bovada gave the Giants the fourth-best odds of having Harper in the lineup on Opening Day, and increased their odds from a previous release. The Giants are currently 15/2 to get Harper, trailing just the Phillies (1/1), Cubs (3/1) and Nationals (4/1). The Yankees (8/1) and Dodgers (17/2) are right behind the Giants. In September, Bovada listed the Giants as eighth, six spots behind the Dodgers.
Harper -- one of two marquee players in this class, along with Manny Machado -- became a free agent Monday but he cannot speak with other teams until Friday.