Bryce Harper, baseball’s newest $300 million man (give or take), pulled a rock in his introductory news conference with the Philadelphia Phillies.
This recap brought to you by Brinks Armored Transportation, for when you have so much stinking cash you couldn’t spend it all if you tried: Harper, after seven years with the Washington Nationals, decided to throw himself on the free agent market during the offseason. It took a while, but late last week he and the Phillies agreed on a 13-year, $330 million contract.
Saturday’s news conference, by all accounts, was draped in pomp and circumstance.