Now that’s just rich. We could get into a whole debate about taxes, but that is neither fun nor appropriate because this is a baseball site. But we can examine the factors that led to Harper signing with the Philadelphia Phillies instead of the Giants.
First off, before anything else we need to look at how good both teams are. I think it was clear to Harper and just about anyone else that the Phillies were in a much better place talent-wise. With the addition of Harper, they certainly have a chance to go deep in the playoffs in 2019.