I’m sort of hoping they let Harper walk.
Yup, if I had to choose between paying Harper 300+ million and locking up Rendon, it’s Rendon in a heartbeat. No contest. Probably won’t happen, they are both Boras clients. On the other hand so was Strasburg and he signed an extension. I guess Rendon has at least said he is open to it.
Now they need Roark to have a consistent season.
Freegards
Not likely. Buster Olney of ESPN talked to a group of executives and the prevailing opinion was that Harper will re-sign with the Nationals. Joel Sherman of MLB Network and the New York Post found the same thing when he talked to executives. FWIW, Jack Curry of YES agrees with them.
The salaries for Corbin and Gomes essentially replace those of Wieters, Gio Gonzalez, and Madson. They still have Murphy’s money and others off the books, and the luxury tax threshold is going up from $197 million to $206 million.
If the Nationals didn’t win with Harper and Soto, how do they win with Soto and NOT Harper?
https://www.mlb.com/news/nationals-still-interested-in-bryce-harper/c-301465556