The San Francisco Giants lineup will not feature superstar Bryce Harper after he, reportedly, agreed to a 13-year, $330M deal with the Philadelphia Phillies. Under new President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi, the Giants seemed to be aggressive in their pursuit of the former MVP, but ultimately the Phillies’ deal–which includes a no-trade clause–was too good for him to pass up. Though it’s a disappointing development for San Francisco, it’s not disastrous.
First of all, as the ancient proverb goes, at least it wasn’t the Los Angeles Dodgers. Los Angeles was, reportedly, in the mix for Harper, though only for a short-term deal which he, obviously, wasn’t interested in.