Friends, it’s over. Bryce Harper has blessed the Phillies

[Dick Enberg]

1 minute ago, True Grich said:

 

I hear its a 5Mil deal. He was a boob in the booth

[angelsnationtalk]

1 minute ago, floplag said:

IDK, i mean could they, yes i agree and believe that could have... but im not sure i would want them to even at that AAV.  From what ive read there is no deferment, not nothing tricky, just a straight 25M AAV.  13 years is a career, literally, im not sure i would want to hitch that wagon to anyone in the game not named Trout. 

I can agree with that completely. I'm just looking it at the fact of committing to a 26 year old rather than a 32 year old. Harper will have 6 years left once he hits 32 years old. I'd take that risk hoping he finds some great prime years within the first 6. If the Phillies can win a championship at lest during his prime and have a few seasons of deeps runs in the playoffs then the contract would justify itself. 

[floplag]

7 minutes ago, angelsnationtalk said:

I can agree with that completely. I'm just looking it at the fact of committing to a 26 year old rather than a 32 year old. Harper will have 6 years left once he hits 32 years old. I'd take that risk hoping he finds some great prime years within the first 6. If the Phillies can win a championship at lest during his prime and have a few seasons of deeps runs in the playoffs then the contract would justify itself. 

Perhaps, theres certainly no arguing what they have done this off season around what was already a good young core.  But if your going to commit to that, it better be bulletproof.  I dont see him as such.

[rottiesworld]

1 hour ago, eligrba said:

Borass is a genius.

Harper deserves him.

They deserve each other.

Borass is not a genius, he just found a retard owner to sign him

[rottiesworld]

Just now, floplag said:

Perhaps, theres certainly no arguing what they have done this off season around what was already a good young cor.  But if your going to commit to that, it better be bulletproof.  I dont see him as such.

 

1 minute ago, floplag said:

Perhaps, theres certainly no arguing what they have done this off season around what was already a good young cor.  But if your going to commit to that, it better be bulletproof.  I dont see him as such.

Philly won't win a championship

[Troll Daddy]

5 minutes ago, floplag said:

Perhaps, theres certainly no arguing what they have done this off season around what was already a good young cor.  But if your going to commit to that, it better be bulletproof.  I dont see him as such.

Nobody is bullet proof ... Harper keeps his body in excellent shape and his intensity level isn’t going to change imo. 

I still wouldn’t give ANY player a 13 year deal.

[floplag]

2 minutes ago, rottiesworld said:

 

Philly won't win a championship

Well, i did say perhaps, lol  
Seriously though who can predict such things, but they are making the effort, thats not debatable.  Remember they also added Segura, Realmuto and more to go along with Harper.  Thats got to be on track for at least 88-90 at this point.  FG had them at 86 prior to this with the 4th best record in the NL behind the dodgers Nats and Cubs so the post season should be more than realistic.

[aznhockeyguy]

Highly streaky and volatile player in a volatile city.  When does Harper demand a trade out?

[Docwaukee]

It actually makes sense for the phills to go get a guy like Keuchel now.  

[floplag]

10 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

It actually makes sense for the phills to go get a guy like Keuchel now.  

Yep, completely.  
They went out and added the parts to get to the next level, an ace puts a pretty bow on top of it.

[Docwaukee]

Just now, floplag said:

Yep, completely.  
They went out and added the parts to get to the next level, an ace puts a pretty bow on top of it.

ace?  

[Troll Daddy]

4 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

ace?  

He would be if was was pitching for the Angels 

[Kevin]

1 hour ago, True Grich said:

It's official... the Phillies are moving to Las Vegas.

Why else would Harper... oh, never mind...

Harper obviously wanted to play closer to home. He accomplished that by playing on the same continent. People just need to see the big picture.

 

[Mark68]

3 hours ago, Lhalo said:

13 years is a long ass time...

Considering the ten years for Pujols has already been a long-ass time with three years left...

[Mark68]

11 minutes ago, floplag said:

Yep, completely.  
They went out and added the parts to get to the next level, an ace puts a pretty bow on top of it.

Except Keuchel's not an ace..

The Phillies already have an ace in Nola though.

[Mark68]

1 hour ago, hangin n wangin said:

Scouts continue to rave about his awareness. A real student of the game. Prior to each road series, Bryce has been known to review field dimensions, and visualize potential ball tracking situations.......

He was apparently not aware of where the wall was...or how wide the warning track is...

[Docwaukee]

15 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

He would be if was was pitching for the Angels 

he's not an ace anywhere he pitches  

two Angel starters will have a lower era this year.  

[WeatherWonk]

Has Fangraphs updated their 2019 predictions for teams, since the Harper signing? They show the Phils still four games behind the Nats. 

Or will they wait until the the signing becomes "official", whatever that is in this age of social media.

[Docwaukee]

2 minutes ago, WeatherWonk said:

Has Fangraphs updated their 2019 predictions for teams, since the Harper signing? They show them still four games behind the Nats. 

Or will they wait until the the signing becomes "official", whatever that is in this age of social media.

it's already updated.  

[WeatherWonk]

1 minute ago, Dochalo said:

it's already updated.  

How many games did the Phils gain?

[Docwaukee]

10 minutes ago, WeatherWonk said:

How many games did the Phils gain?

about 4 wins.  

[daygloman]

Well, now we know the high water mark for Trout.

[Troll Daddy]

39 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

he's not an ace anywhere he pitches  

two Angel starters will have a lower era this year.  

We can pray you’re right

[AngelsFaninGA]

Lol. The last 7+ years of this deal are gonna be fun. 

[floplag]

1 hour ago, Dochalo said:

ace?  

loosely speaking... would " a front line pitcher" suit you better?