After former Orioles star Manny Machado signed the biggest free agent contract in MLB history last week with the San Diego Padres, attention immediately turned to how much fellow free agent superstar Bryce Harper's contract would be whenever he would sign with a new team, since it had been said, according to reports, Harper wouldn't return with the Nats. Yesterday, that entire speculation came into an end.
Yesterday afternoon, Bryce Harper agreed to a 13 year/$330 million contract with the Nationals' NL East division rival, the Philadelphia Phillies. With that contract, Harper not only has the biggest contract in free agent history, he also now has the biggest contract in all of sports. His contract includes no opt-outs and a full no-trade clause, according to reports. He will take a physical today with the team and will be officially introduced in a press conference on Saturday.
It just adds to the amount of players Philadelphia added to their roster this offseason: Andrew McCutchen, Jean Segura, JT Realmuto, and of course, Harper, just to name a few. The Phillies now have 10-1 odds to win the World Series now that they have signed Harper, so it remains to be seen if this team can pull all this chemistry together and be successful.
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