Bryce Harper’s value on the field is enormous. Look at players who have put up comparable value at his age: They are all in the Hall of Fame. It would take a historic collapse for Harper not to join them.
Of course, the value of his contract is also going to be enormous. That’s led some to question - and reasonably so - whether even a generational talent like Harper will be worth the kind of deal he actually gets.
For me, the one thing these analyses consistently ignore is this: Whatever value Bryce Harper puts up on the field, his value off-the-field exceeds that of any other professional baseballer.