The Bryce Harper pursuit took an unexpected turn Sunday night with reports emerging that he met with the Dodgers. Turns out reports that the Phillies weren’t the only team meeting with Harper over the weekend were indeed accurate.
The Dodgers are reportedly only interested in Harper for a short-term deal and would have to go well into the luxury tax to sign him. This reinforces the notion that Philadelphia remains the only team willing to give Harper the long-term deal he is looking for, which was further confirmed by Mark Feinsand of MLB.