Is Bryce Harper Worth 10 Years/$400M?

[navamind]

he's a 250 hitter, yanks will sign him for big money, Nats are smarter than that

That's funny... he has a career .279 average.

 

[navamind]

The same Nats that are paying Jayson Werth almost $20M a year?

Yeah, but at least he's hit .267 with the Nats!

 

[StanMarsh51]

Yeah A-Rod is probably the one real exception imo. Otherwise most of the deals 8+ years have been pretty bad

Well the real issue is that most of those long deals are made when a player's in their 30s. With contracts like A-Rod's original and Jeter's, they were in their mid-20s so with could significantly limit/prevent washed up years on the back-end of the contract.

With Harper, he'll be around 26 when he's a free agent, so a 10 year deal would take him into his mid-30s as opposed to ~40.

 

[ChiSoxFan]

I'd say he is totally worth that much money in a hyper inflation scenario.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

he's a 250 hitter, yanks will sign him for big money, Nats are smarter than that

George is dead

 

[Mondo Jay]

he's a 250 hitter, yanks will sign him for big money, Nats are smarter than that

They still have Werth to pick up the slack, right?

 

[Mondo Jay]

The same Nats that are paying Jayson Werth almost $20M a year?

I was Ninja'd. Should have read down a bit..

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I was Ninja'd. Should have read down a bit..

Fuck that. You do what you want, Champ.

 

[Mondo Jay]

Fuck that. You do what you want, Champ.

Good point, Champ.

btw, keep your eyes on your wallet and pets, CSF is on the loose.

 

[ChiSoxFan]

Good point, Champ.

btw, keep your eyes on your wallet and pets, CSF is on the loose.

Mondo, I think I'm going to mail your wallet back to you. All I found inside was a Diner's Club card. The fuck?

 

[Mondo Jay]

Mondo, I think I'm going to mail your wallet back to you. All I found inside was a Diner's Club card. The fuck?

It is expired by now. Thanks for nuttin!

 

[wood20ks]

Yesterday, Bryce Harper informed the Washington Nationals that he wants a minimum 10 year, $400M contract when this contract is up in 2018. Should the Nats step up and give him an extension or a new contract for less than $40M a year? Where does it end? When does a league finally say 'NO". Players can't win games on their own, they need 8 other guys doing their job to be successful.

Is any player really worth $25,000 a game?

There is not a person on this planet that deserves that kind of money......Ihf he wants to make that type of moiney he can save for when he retires and buy himself a team.

 

[ChiSoxFan]

There is not a person on this planet that deserves that kind of money......Ihf he wants to make that type of moiney he can save for when he retires and buy himself a team.

Hopefully the Cubs sign Bryant to a mega deal around $400 million. Gotta lock that dude down. Pay the man! Baez too. When Baez stares at balls he hits out of the box when he should be running to 1B, hell, that's worth $500 million alone.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

There is not a person on this planet that deserves that kind of money......Ihf he wants to make that type of moiney he can save for when he retires and buy himself a team.

Ill take Manny Machado in the same Free Agent class for $150 mill less

 

[anotheridiot]

a mediocre quarterback in the NFL gets paid more than a million dollars a game.

an elite basketball player gets 365,000 a game

an elite NHL player gets about 120K per game.

an elite starting pitcher gets 1 million dollars a start.

isnt the best position player worth 250K per game?

Lets not forget the scars from Harper playing for 500k either. I know Kris Bryant has those scars.

 

[wood20ks]

Ill take Manny Machado in the same Free Agent class for $150 mill less

Still ot worth it..............sports players,except maybe NFL players(starters) should get no more than a mill a year......Sports players are way over paid!!!!

 

[skinzfan]

That's funny... he has a career .279 average.

he hit 243 with 118 strikeouts last year, you're supposed to get better, he's got Carl Crawford potential, maybe he'd be a good fit in Boston

 

[navamind]

118 strikeouts last year

His strikeout rate was better than the league average.

Bryce Harper » Graphs » WAR » Batting | FanGraphs Baseball

His BABIP in 2016 was over 50 points below his career average and far worse than any of his seasons in the majors. There's plenty of reason to expect his batting average to rebound in 2017.

Bryce Harper » Graphs » WAR » Batting | FanGraphs Baseball

 

[StanMarsh51]

he hit 243 with 118 strikeouts last year, you're supposed to get better, he's got Carl Crawford potential, maybe he'd be a good fit in Boston

85 players in 2016 struck out at least 118x, and there are many more that could've had that much if they played closer to a full season...in this current pitcher friendly era, 118 K's for an everyday player isn't a great amount.

 

[ChiSoxFan]

85 players in 2016 struck out at least 118x, and there are many more that could've had that much if they played closer to a full season...in this current pitcher friendly era, 118 K's for an everyday player isn't a great amount.

To add to your point, Trout struck out 184 times during his first MVP season.