Washington’s Bryce Harper is due for historic contract
Ben Epstein
THE SANTA CLARA
January 26, 2017
Last week, outfielder Bryce Harper avoided arbitration with the Washington Nationals and agreed to a one-year deal worth $13.5 million for the upcoming season—an $8.5 million raise from last year.
The new deal seems like a substantial raise, but it will come nowhere near what Harper stands to make down the line. The young outfielder will likely sign the largest contract in American professional sports history.