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How big will Bryce Harper's free agent contract be in 2019

Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:25 am
Posted by barry
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:25 am
He will be the ripe age of 26. Assuming he keeps his MVP level of play up, what will he sign for?

No way he doesn't hit the free agent market.

I'm thinking 10-15 years 400-650 million.
Posted by RedHawk
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:26 am to
quote:

I'm thinking 10-15 years 400-650 million.


Posted by BayouBengal
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:27 am to
Where do you think he goes? Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox, Mets?
Posted by Vicks Kennel Club
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:30 am to
I think 10 years, $300 million is the baseline. We could see an AAV of $30-$40 million.

It is important to remember that Harper is already wealthy because of his signing bonus, endorsements, etc. He is doing way better than his current low salary. He has no reason to sign an extension unless they give him an absurd deal.

My random guess: 12 years, $400 million.
Posted by KosmoCramer
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:30 am to
That's a clown question, bro.
Posted by piggidyphish
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:31 am to
I dont think it's laughable. I could see him pulling in 40m a year for 10 years with the Yankees.
Posted by barry
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:31 am to
Trout got 33 mil a year(the other part was buying out arbitration years) and this will be 6 years earlier and he didn't hit FA. Harper could easily get 40+ million per.
Posted by Vicks Kennel Club
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:33 am to
I want to see how mega contracts after the new CBA look as well. I would be surprised if Harper gets over $40 million AAV unless the deal is "shorter."
Posted by The Sad Banana
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:37 am to
Whatever the Cubs give him.
Posted by lukesbro
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:40 am to
I'm thinking he ends up in NYY or BOS. Big market, favorable parks for a lefty.
Posted by DallasTiger45
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:42 am to
Boston is a favorable park for a lefty? Since when?
Posted by barry
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:42 am to
quote:

. I would be surprised if Harper gets over $40 million AAV unless the deal is "shorter."


No one thought Arod would get 25 AAV in 2000, he blew the previous record high out of the water, I think it was maybe 16 mil AAV.
This post was edited on 9/2/15 at 10:44 am
Posted by BayouBengals03
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:45 am to
Whatever the Yankees decide to pay him.

He'll hit 55 homers at Yankee Stadium
Posted by BayouBengal
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:46 am to
Will he make "the decision" like LeBron live on ESPN though? Not 1.....not 2......not 3......
Posted by lukesbro
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:48 am to
[img]Boston is a favorable park for a lefty? Since when?[/img]

quote:

The great myth, of course, is that Fenway Park is perfectly built for right-handed power hitters. It is not. Fenway has always been tailor-made for a skilled left-handed batter possessing at least some degree of power, which is more than just semantics.


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Posted by barry
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Member since Aug 2006
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:49 am to
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Where do you think he goes? Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox, Mets?



Probably the only teams that could afford him.

My guess would be the Yankees, I'm not sure the Dodgers will have their payroll under control by 2019
Posted by STLhog
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:49 am to
I bet Chris Bryant's will be bigger.
Posted by Rig
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:50 am to
It's dependent on way too many factors but assuming everything stays the same until 2019 then 400 is probably the number
Posted by barry
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Member since Aug 2006
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:50 am to
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I bet Chris Bryant's will be bigger.



Well you don't even know how to spell his name, so I'm a little suspect on your qualifications to judge his contract size.
Posted by Pilot Tiger
North Carolina
Member since Nov 2005
73145 posts
Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:51 am to
6 year/300MM
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