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A new team has emerged as the odds-on favorite to sign Bryce Harper this winter

We all woke up this morning in a brand new world.

One where Bryce Harper is a free agent.

The 2018 Major League Baseball season is officially over. Commence the offseason.

That means it's time for Harper Watch to really get going.

After Harper's agent, Scott Boras, stirred stuff up Sunday with his joke on the radio, Bovada released its latest odds for signing the superstar outfielder this winter...and the Cubs are no longer the favorites:

Updated odds for what team Bryce Harper will be on for the first game of the 2019 regular season (@BovadaOfficial):

Phillies EVEN
Cubs +300
Nationals +400
Giants +750
Yankees +800
Dodgers +850
Red Sox +1500
Angels +1500— OddsShark (@OddsShark) October 29, 2018

Yep, the Philadelphia Phillies now have "EVEN" odds of signing Harper and keeping him in the NL East for the foreseeable future.