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Bryce Harper: The first $500 million player?

You think the money teams have spent this offseason has been insane? Well ...

Over at NBC Sports, Joe Posnanski speculates that when the Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper becomes a free agent after the 2018 season he's in line for a $500 million contract:

Harper becomes a free agent after the 2018 season, which will be just after he turns 26 years old. That could not be better for him. Most studies show that the 26-27-28 years are the typical peak for players with a slow decline until 31 or 32 when the decline speeds up considerably.