According to multiple reporters this afternoon, Bryce Harper is signing with the Philadelphia Phillies, joining the Washington Nationals’ NL East rivals after seven seasons in D.C. in which the 2010 No. 1 overall pick put up a combined .279/.388/.512 line and a 162-game average of 32 doubles and 32 home runs.
It’s reportedly a 13-year/$330M deal. 13. $330M. No opt-outs. 13. $330M. 13. You get it...
Even before Managing Principal owner Mark D. Lerner said this winter that it seemed Harper and the Nationals were moving on from one another, after the Nats’ 2010 No.