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Monday Mailbag: Thoughts on Bryce Harper, Free Agency, and the Mike Shildt Effect

With the 2018 Major League Baseball season officially over, as the Boston Red Sox won the World Series on Sunday night, we’ll dive in to some of your mailbag responses today - and set the call for the next batch! You can comment here, write a Fanpost, or contact me directly to submit your thoughts.

Bryce Harper Question

13 years, $400 million….too much? Reasonable? Any chance?

Equates to $30.7 AAV

(The user went on to mention two opt-outs, perhaps after the third and sixth years.)

I think that is a very reasonable deal, considering the bidding is (reportedly) set to start around 10 years and $350 million.