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  1. Fall Winslow

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    This. We know how Roberts is..master ass kisser.
    They get no excuses here. The player wants in..so get him.
     
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    Lol I knew you would
     
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    No one is going to leave spring training, to hang out and say hi. There’s real interest and like @BlueMouse said, they probably have the last opportunity to swoop him up if they can agree. If not, the Phillies land their guy.
     
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    Have to assume as much, given the relationship between Harp/Harp's family and Kasten.

    Kasten pissed us all off with that fuckery about attendance being great " so everything's fine ", but what he could have been looking to do there is just send a message to Boras that they won't be pressured into anything by the media or fans, that they'll move when they're ready to move and roll out whatever they feel is right in the end. That said, I don't ever want to hear that bullshit from Kasten again
     
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    If everyone wants to be classy, and they want to fuel competition, sign him for the exact same deal as Machado. Forever linked in free agency, same contract, same division, and they can battle it out on the field. 10/300 with an opt out after 5.

    If they want to toss Harper a bone, offer a $15 million incentive for each MVP he wins on top of that.
     
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    cool story bro

    Why Bryce Harper could prove Scott Boras wrong and crush Phillies
    by Joel Sherman | New York Post — 2 hours ago
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    The Dodgers have always been the seductress for Bryce Harper, especially when it became evident early in the offseason that his preferred Yankees destination was never going to open for him.

    The Dodgers offered all he could put on a bucket list. They were championship contenders now and into the future. Yet they were frustratingly without a title since 1988, so there was an opportunity to be a forever hero there.

    With spring training in Arizona and home games in Chavez Ravine, Harper could be as close as major league possible to his Las Vegas base. And Hollywood only could elevate his popularity and bank account. Of course, he noticed where LeBron James decided to go, especially since Harper’s agent, Scott Boras, was making the comparison as part of the sales pitch.

    The Dodgers can show Harper everything — except the money. They have had a policy under president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman to avoid mega-long-term deals, and they have the leverage in this situation to stick with this strategy because without Harper, they are still heavily favored to win a seventh straight NL West title.

    What the Dodgers are willing to do is make Harper the annual value champion, so at least $35 million a year, perhaps closer to $40 million, but only for three or four seasons — perhaps five years to get a deal done. So to just give a guesstimated total, $150 million.

    The Phillies, from all indications, are willing to double that and more in guarantees. Manny Machado got 10 years at $300 million from San Diego, and Philadelphia would not go to that level to close a deal. But the Phils seem willing to top that largest free-agent deal ever and probably exceed the largest deal of any type (the $325 million of Giancarlo Stanton) to get the lefty power bat and star who would honor the words of owner John Middleton to spend “stupid money” this offseason.

    But there is not much offseason left. Spring training games have begun, and that Harper still is unsigned leads to two probable reasons: 1. He and Boras have yet to hear the dollar figure that would definitively get his name on a contract, and/or 2. He does not want to play in Philadelphia.

    The Dodgers saw enough of an opening that their top executives left spring training to meet Sunday night with Harper in Vegas — as Middleton had earlier in the weekend. Maybe this was a what-happens-in-Vegas-stays-in-Vegas moment. Perhaps Harper just wanted one more fling with the alluring Dodgers before entering his marriage with the Phillies. Because the Dodgers have not altered their stance, they are still offering just a shorter-term proposal, and any time I have mentioned why that might work for Harper, Boras has lectured me that stars of this ilk, at this age (Harper is 26), do not take short-term deals.

    That likely means at some point, probably this week, we hear about Harper’s record-breaking deal with the Phillies, though one involved person insisted not to undersell the Giants.

    But here is what I keep coming back to with Harper and the Dodgers: You can safely assume Harper would have at least one (and probably more than that) opt-out in a Phillies deal, the first one after three or four seasons. If he is even considering this just a trial marriage he would want to escape, then does the Dodgers’ proposal of four-ish seasons become more attractive?

    He already has banked $47.9 million as a National. The Dodgers would take him to $200 million in career earnings, and the LA market probably raises his off-the-field dollars. He would become a free agent again after his age-29 season. Think of all that would have to go wrong for him not to bank — at minimum — another $100 million. And it is much more likely to far exceed $100 million than fall below that. Still, it would mean Harper betting on himself, which players normally do not do. They take the far larger guarantees.

    What we don’t know publicly is if the Phillies are holding the line on the top end, thinking they might be bidding against themselves. What we also don’t know publicly is if Harper really wants to stay away from Philadelphia.

    What we can feel safe about is the Dodgers will not blink. They needed J.T. Realmuto much more than Harper and would not give up the minor leaguers to keep Miami from trading him to Philadelphia. The Dodgers would love Harper on the right deal, but as they know from obtaining Machado last July, they can problem-solve, if necessary, during the season.

    Nevertheless, the Dodgers wanted one more chance to sell themselves in front of Harper. Best-case scenario, he goes for it and they have the biggest star in the game in his prime.

    Worst case, they offer a short-term alternative to make things tougher for fellow NL West residents San Diego and San Francisco if that is all those teams are offering, and maybe make the Phillies up their offer, which could mean less in the future on a player Los Angeles and Philadelphia are concurrently bidding.

    The Dodgers are trying one last sell with everything — but all the money.
     
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    Dude I am Paw Paw. Them Grandchildren are wayyyyyyy better than your own kids. No doubt.
     
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    That little fella with the cash certainly seems to be well on his way
    Maybe we should send him to Vegas
     
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    Lol Just look at that picture. Nobody can kiss ass like DR
    I loved the backstage look at when Machado landed at the deadline..Machado looked like " is this guy for real? "
    Looks like tampering there..if it were Magic, that's a million dollar fine
     
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    "If I know Dodger baseball, [this will] just end up being another in a wave of disappointments."
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    nosler, today

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    Dude, it’s a given. There is no way Kasten and Friedman are gonna close the deal.
     
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    Thought about this earlier today. I was wondering if CK's issue is more serious than we expected. FO looking to sign Harper and revisit trading Verdugo++++ for Kluber or someone similar?
     
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    Give him the 10 year deal with an opt out after year 4 or 5. He puts together 2-3 good seasons he's going to opt out. Let him walk then! Front load it to entice him to opt out!
     
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    That would be ideal. Harper in RF package Verdugo, maybe with Stripling and a few more specs for Kluber
     
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    Who here thinks they wouldn't have given Kersh his extension if they knew about these issues beforehand?
    Wrong. Lol
    This is the team that gave AJ fuckin Pollock 5 years Smh
     
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    That's why they brought DR with them. Gonna let DR's lips close the deal [yes homo]
     
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    Or he could put together a couple injury filled seasons with declining play, choke in the postseason multiple times, opt out and get re-signed to 30M+ per like someone else we know
     
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    Kasten has painted himself into a corner here. That talk about attendance was really dependant on the Dodgers still being a draw for eyes. You do that by winning, and if you have trouble winning, at least have a star or two for people to see.

    The FO probably thought CK was going to be the draw, win or lose, and they got him to extend at a bit of a bargain.

    Well there how's your bargain and the draw.

    Could be what is fueling the latest. In fact I heard on the radio that some people are saying there is already a deal with the Dodgers well north of $300M. This is Bay Area radio so take it for what its worth.
     
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