Scouting the Free Agent Market: Bryce Harper

(Getty)As of this writing, the Yankees seemingly do not have a demonstrative need for an outfielder. Last year’s regulars Aaron Judge, Aaron Hicks, Giancarlo Stanton, and the re-signed Brett Gardner are all under team control, as are injury question marks Clint Frazier and Jacoby Ellsbury. And, with the possibility of another year of budgetary constraints appearing likelier with each press conference, the very real needs in the infield and the rotation are much more pressing.

But does any of that matter when discussing a generational talent?

Background

Bryce Harper’s road to professional baseball was big-time news as early as 2009, when he graced the cover of Sports Illustrated with a headline…