Every day in Bryce Harper's hometown, gamblers wrestle with whether to take the money on the table or risk it and try to make more.
We know now that Harper doesn't mind taking a risk. We also know he's a lot better gambler than most of those staring at their chips on the card tables of Las Vegas.
Harper gambled and won. And so did the Philadelphia Phillies.
He turned down $300 million and signed for $330 million, and the difference might be even more than that depending on how those two offers were structured.