Several Dodgers were surprised at the length of Harper’s contract — “13 years is interesting,” third baseman Justin Turner said — but there wasn’t really a sense of disappointment that Harper did not choose Los Angeles.
The Dodgers’ contract offer to Harper was believed to be in the four-year range with an average annual value of $40 million to $45 million a year.
“The Dodgers, like most teams that are smart, had strong interest in Bryce,” said Scott Boras, Harper’s agent. “Their position on it was more of a strong and shorter term. I think just fit-wise, what Bryce and [wife] Kayla’s needs were, they we’re really focused more on the long term.” “My whole thing is, it’s real when it happens,” pitcher Rich Hill said. “You don’t really hold your breath until it happens.”
Added Turner: “It’s all just dialogue until something actually happens. There are all kinds of rumors, people write all kinds of stuff, and I’ve learned throughout the years that rumors are rumors until the deal is done and signed.” With Harper’s deal, Nolan Arenado signing an eight-year, $260-million contract with the Rockies and Manny Machado signing a 10-year, $300-million contract with San Diego, there is already speculation about how much Angels center fielder Mike Trout, the best player in baseball, will command in his next deal.“I don’t know,” Bellinger said of Trout, who can become a free agent after 2020. “Probably more?”The best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A.
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