Bleacher Report · Apr 2, 2019
Bryce Harper's Nationals Contract Offer Featured Deferred Payments Through 2072
Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Bryce Harper signed a 13-year, $330 million deal with his new team this past offseason, but he reportedly could have been paid through 2072 if he remained with the Washington Nationals.
Barry Svrluga of the Washington Post reported on the lengthy process that was Harper's free agency and noted the Nationals' initial offer to the slugger came during the 2018 campaign. The deal was for 10 years and $300 million with payments deferred until 2052.
Things appeared to be trending toward a reunion even more when the two sides met on Dec. 23 and Harper expressed his excitement to return to the only MLB team he had ever known.