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And the one thing I thought he lacked was great base-running ability. The kid is an absolute phenom.
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Ruzious wrote:And if they do re-sign him, who do they trade? Eaton's the likely man out, and he's got 3 years left on his contract. They could get a decent starting pitcher for him but probably not any more than that - considering his injury problems and the fact that he's going to turn 30 in December.
Ruzious wrote:
Full disclosure - I'm a Braves fan. So does signing Corbin to a very large deal make it much more likely that Haper's gone?
Regardless, gotta be impressed with what the Nats have done. That's a real impressive big 3 in Scherzer, Strass, and Corbin.
80sballboy wrote:I think Harper is gone. They will have to increase the offer tremendously. If they lose Harper but add a second baseman and trade Eaton to get another OF, they’ll have had a good offseason.
Ruzious wrote:80sballboy wrote:I think Harper is gone. They will have to increase the offer tremendously. If they lose Harper but add a second baseman and trade Eaton to get another OF, they’ll have had a good offseason.
Why trade Eaton to get another OFer? He WAS a very good all-around player with 3 reasonable years left on his contract. If Harper leaves, I'd think it would be important to keep Eaton.
80sballboy wrote:Ruzious wrote:80sballboy wrote:I think Harper is gone. They will have to increase the offer tremendously. If they lose Harper but add a second baseman and trade Eaton to get another OF, they’ll have had a good offseason.
Why trade Eaton to get another OFer? He WAS a very good all-around player with 3 reasonable years left on his contract. If Harper leaves, I'd think it would be important to keep Eaton.
Fixed it for you. You probably can't get more than a prospect for him. Has had 470 at-bats the last two seasons. He can't move like he used to due to the injuries and he can't play center field. It's great that he can hit singles and get on base but he doesn't steal. I also would rather have more power in the corner outfield position. You replace Harper with every day Eaton and you lose about 30 home runs. Robles in center and Soto in left. Would like more power in right.
Obviously, Harper and agent Scott Boras passed on the offer in favor of free agency. In the two and a half months since that offer was said to be put forth, the Nationals have added starter Patrick Corbin, catchers Kurt Suzuki and Yan Gomes, and relievers Trevor Rosenthal and Kyle Barraclough. Corbin was promised $140MM over a six-year term. Suzuki signed for two years and a total of $10MM, while Gomes is owed $9MM in 2019 and can earn as much as $27MM over the next three seasons by virtue of a pair of club options. Rosenthal received a $7MM guarantee, and Barraclough projects to earn $1.9MM next year.
While Nats president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo reiterated earlier that the club sees its negotiations with Harper as “independent” of the high-dollar signing of Corbin, as MLB.com’s Jamal Collier tweets, Lerner suggested some connectivity. In light of the team’s new commitments, he said, it “may very well be” that the $300MM offer to Harper is now off the table even in the event that he and Boras have a change of heart and wish to accept those terms.
Ultimately, Lerner dumped a big bucket of cold water on the notion of a reunion. “I really don’t expect him to come back at this point,” he stated. “I think they’ve decided to move on. There’s just too much money out there that he’d be leaving on the table. That’s just not Mr. Boras’ MO to leave money on the table.”
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