MLB Rumors: Bryce Harper free agent saga about to end?

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty ImagesMLB Rumors: Bryce Harper’s free agent adventure could be coming to a resolution, with Jon Heyman saying things have “intensified,” with the Philadelphia Phillies talking to both Manny Machado and Harper, and Harper talking to other teams, but a Harper/Philly pairing he says is most likely.

Buster Olney has a tweet which seems to hint that there would be deferrals, club options or other tricks to make the total value sound higher when Harper and Machado sign, saying that you should “lock in on...guaranteed present-day dollars.” He suggests Harper is looking at $300M plus, while Machado is “in the range of $225M-$250M.” If Machado is getting something like 8…