When Bryce Harper signed his 13-year, $330 million contract in 2019 it was the largest in Major League Baseball history. Just a few years later, it’s now the seventh-highest contract and Harper is possibly looking to add to it — and why not? He’s already been worth every penny he’s made in the first five seasons of his Phillies contract, and then some.
The Health Concern: Harper hasn’t had a fully healthy season since 2021
The time Harper missed in 2022 and 2023 was a result of two incidents. The first was a broken thumb that required surgery and the second was his UCL injury that resulted in Tommy John over the 2022-23 offseason.