PHILLY (Loosely Related to The Philadelphia Phillies)

Jearlpam0925

I'll brew you!

pjhawks

Nats say they are out and Sox won't go long term.  Phils seem to be the only team for Harper.  today maybe?

Jearlpam0925

Machado presser at 11:30, so I figure..... in the next 15 minutes?

Cliffy6745

pjhawks said:

Nats say they are out and Sox won't go long term.  Phils seem to be the only team for Harper.  today maybe?

Giants?  Yanks should offer like 2 years $100 mil and see what he says.

Cliffy6745

hahahah.  We've moved on but the door is cracked a little bit.

“Nothing’s really changed on our end,” said Lerner. “We’ve moved on, as I said [in December]. We had to. There was no way we could wait around. Bryce, I’m sure, will make his decision hopefully in the next few days. But we’ve filled out our roster, and we wish him nothing but the best. But, there’s always that — the door is cracked a little bit.”

The Fixer

Longer this harper stuff drags out the worse I think it is for the Phillies.  Just give him the deal he wants and be done with it before you miss on him the way they missed on machado.  

I really don't understand why they didn't sign both of the big names.  They have the salary room, they need upgrades in RF and 3B (with no heir apparent in the minors because this franchise is incapable of developing talent), both guys are in their prime and will be for the majority of the next decade, and they're two of the 5 best free agents to ever hit the market.  

How the hell do you get outbid by the fucking Padres???  smh

Ledbetterman10

The Fixer said:

Longer this harper stuff drags out the worse I think it is for the Phillies.  Just give him the deal he wants and be done with it before you miss on him the way they missed on machado.  

I was actually thinking that the longer it drags out the better. The Nationals have said they've moved on, the White Sox have pulled out, maybe the Phillies can get him for less than the ridiculous amount he's asking for. 

The Fixer

Ledbetterman10 said:

The Fixer said:

Longer this harper stuff drags out the worse I think it is for the Phillies.  Just give him the deal he wants and be done with it before you miss on him the way they missed on machado.  

I was actually thinking that the longer it drags out the better. The Nationals have said they've moved on, the White Sox have pulled out, maybe the Phillies can get him for less than the ridiculous amount he's asking for. 

boras is going to get him paid.  I don't believe Lerner's comments at all.  If there is no competition to sign harper then why hasn't it happened yet?  phillies are so dumb -- they're going to play themselves if they don't get this done

Ledbetterman10

The Fixer said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

The Fixer said:

Longer this harper stuff drags out the worse I think it is for the Phillies.  Just give him the deal he wants and be done with it before you miss on him the way they missed on machado.  

I was actually thinking that the longer it drags out the better. The Nationals have said they've moved on, the White Sox have pulled out, maybe the Phillies can get him for less than the ridiculous amount he's asking for. 

boras is going to get him paid.  I don't believe Lerner's comments at all.  If there is no competition to sign harper then why hasn't it happened yet?  phillies are so dumb -- they're going to play themselves if they don't get this done

This off-season of free agency has been so strange that I have no idea why it hasn't happened yet.

The Fixer

By waiting the phillies leave the door open for harper to start considering shorter deals, which allows multiple teams to jump back into the bidding.  Just give him the $325 over 10 years and be done with it.  

The Fixer

Ledbetterman10 said:

The Fixer said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

The Fixer said:

Longer this harper stuff drags out the worse I think it is for the Phillies.  Just give him the deal he wants and be done with it before you miss on him the way they missed on machado.  

I was actually thinking that the longer it drags out the better. The Nationals have said they've moved on, the White Sox have pulled out, maybe the Phillies can get him for less than the ridiculous amount he's asking for. 

boras is going to get him paid.  I don't believe Lerner's comments at all.  If there is no competition to sign harper then why hasn't it happened yet?  phillies are so dumb -- they're going to play themselves if they don't get this done

This off-season of free agency has been so strange that I have no idea why it hasn't happened yet.

boras wasn't allowing harper to sign before machado.  he's going to make sure harper gets the highest AAV ever.  Phillies are playing chicken and they're going to lose (because thats what they always do)

Ledbetterman10

Ugh...I'd rather hold out for the (probably unrealistic) pipe-dream of signing Trout in two years than to give that douche Harper that much money.

The Fixer

Ledbetterman10 said:

Ugh...I'd rather hold out for the (probably unrealistic) pipe-dream of signing Trout in two years than to give that douche Harper that much money.

yeah, this makes zero sense

also, harper is fucking awesome

Ledbetterman10

The Fixer said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

Ugh...I'd rather hold out for the (probably unrealistic) pipe-dream of signing Trout in two years than to give that douche Harper that much money.

yeah, this makes zero sense

also, harper is fucking awesome

He's not THAT awesome. 

The Fixer

Ledbetterman10 said:

The Fixer said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

Ugh...I'd rather hold out for the (probably unrealistic) pipe-dream of signing Trout in two years than to give that douche Harper that much money.

yeah, this makes zero sense

also, harper is fucking awesome

He's not THAT awesome. 

10 years, $325.  He's worth every penny for numerous reasons.  You just don't get chances to sign guys like him in their prime.

I really hate being a phillies fan

F Me In The Brain

Harper is inconsistently awesome.

Hope they sign him, it will be fun to watch. 

Trout being here would break the world, can never happen.

Ledbetterman10

The Fixer said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

The Fixer said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

Ugh...I'd rather hold out for the (probably unrealistic) pipe-dream of signing Trout in two years than to give that douche Harper that much money.

yeah, this makes zero sense

also, harper is fucking awesome

He's not THAT awesome. 

10 years, $325.  He's worth every penny for numerous reasons.  You just don't get chances to sign guys like him in their prime.

I really hate being a phillies fan

Yes, we know you hate being a Phillies fan. 

At only 25-years-old, I guess ya gotta do it. I don't think it's what he really wants (to be in Philly) but whatever. 

Cliffy6745

Ledbetterman10 said:

The Fixer said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

The Fixer said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

Ugh...I'd rather hold out for the (probably unrealistic) pipe-dream of signing Trout in two years than to give that douche Harper that much money.

yeah, this makes zero sense

also, harper is fucking awesome

He's not THAT awesome. 

10 years, $325.  He's worth every penny for numerous reasons.  You just don't get chances to sign guys like him in their prime.

I really hate being a phillies fan

Yes, we know you hate being a Phillies fan. 

At only 25-years-old, I guess ya gotta do it. I don't think it's what he really wants (to be in Philly) but whatever. 

He couldn't give a shit where he plays.  He'd play in Japan or for the Long Island Ducks if they paid him the most money.  It's all Boras playing games.

The Fixer

Cliffy6745 said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

The Fixer said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

The Fixer said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

Ugh...I'd rather hold out for the (probably unrealistic) pipe-dream of signing Trout in two years than to give that douche Harper that much money.

yeah, this makes zero sense

also, harper is fucking awesome

He's not THAT awesome. 

10 years, $325.  He's worth every penny for numerous reasons.  You just don't get chances to sign guys like him in their prime.

I really hate being a phillies fan

Yes, we know you hate being a Phillies fan. 

At only 25-years-old, I guess ya gotta do it. I don't think it's what he really wants (to be in Philly) but whatever. 

He couldn't give a shit where he plays.  He'd play in Japan or for the Long Island Ducks if they paid him the most money.  It's all Boras playing games.

exactly.  boras is going to get harper the money he's worth.  phillies need to just fucking pay him already.

it sucks rooting for a team that surprises you when they don't fuck something up.

Ledbetterman10

Has any other gazillion dollar per year player ever been a free agent this long? I can't recall if any sought-after free agents like this have been unsigned when spring training has already begun. I'm guessing yes but I can't think of any specific cases.