- Phillies owner John Middleton is out in Las Vegas meeting with free agent Bryce Harper and his evil agent, Scott Boras. Middleton supposedly left GM Matt Klentak and Team President Andy MacPhail in Florida. Boras has been known to go mano-to-mano with owners before. Middleton took his private plane to Vegas, hopefully to bring Harper back to Clearwater on Monday.
It will probably take at least $330 million to sign Harper for 10 years. I agree that no one is worth that crazy money. If Harper gets $350 or more, what will Mike Trout be worth in two years? Sadly, that is what the market is. Some team, if not the Phils, will pay the money. Maybe the Phillies will get a good seven years out of Harper. Hopefully there is an opt-out clause later in the contract.
Yes, the fans will ultimately have to pay for his bloated contract. But do we want good players who will give us a better shot to win, or mediocre guys like in the past ( such as Jerome Williams and Peter Bourjous). I'm excited if the Phillies do ink Harper soon. Not only will it be cool to see Citizens Bank Park full again, it will be nice to have meaningful baseball games in September. Fans from other cities can't come into our stadium and take over. Phillies' fans travel well, and this season they will be out in droves all across baseball.
I hope they seal the deal within a few days. Meanwhile the team has started Grapefruit League play, beating the Rays on Friday afternoon, 3-2. The Phils take on the Pirates today in Clearwater.
- Brian Elliot will be in goal tonight for the Flyers at the Linc when they take on the Penguins outdoors. The forecast is for a rainy, windy evening, bad for the players and fans. I would've liked to see rookie Carter Hart play, but the organization announced this morning that hart is out about ten days with a "lower body injury." Too bad it's not gonna snow, which would've looked better plus actually been much safer for the players.
- The Sixers play at home this afternoon, hosting the visiting Portland Trail Blazers, They will again be without injured center Joel Embiid. Hopefully the 76ers can tread water until Embiid gets back in a week or two.
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