Bryce Harper Agrees to 13-Year, $330M Deal with Phillies

Superstar outfielder Bryce Harper has made his choice — and it's the Phillies.NBC Sports Philadelphia reports that the former longtime Washington National is switching to the inter-division rival, Phillies.Details of the deal are not yet known, but several Major League Baseball national reporters have tweeted that the deal is worth $330 million over 13 years. That price tag would make it the most expensive player contract in history.Harper was the biggest catch of the baseball offseason. He spent the last few months trying to secure a mega-contract worth in excess of $300 million. He played for the Nationals his entire career, after being drafted first overall in 2010 as a five-tool prodigy.Bryce Harper to Phillies, according to source. Phillies get him— Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyNBCS) February 28, 2019 The Nationals gave up on re-signing Harper in recent months, and the move to Philadelphia would reshape the power structure in the National League East. In recent years, the Nationals had won four of the last seven NL East division championships.Harper Mania had enveloped Philadelphia's rabid sports fans in recent weeks. He joins a Phillies team expected to be much...