After passing through Winter Meetings and into the new year, Bryce Harper’s ongoing free agency became a compelling subplot to the beginning of 2019 Spring Training.
The situation grew more intriguing when the Los Angeles Dodgers jumped back in the bidding for Harper’s services, meeting with him in Las Vegas as he got close to making a decision.
Many around the sport reportedly believed Harper would choose the Dodgers if they made a competitive offer. They apparently did so, offering the former MVP a four-year, $180 million deal that would have given him the highest annual salary in MLB history.