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Battle stations?
"…but I keep hearing there's a lot of momentum and traction for Bryce Harper signing with the Phillies. He could be rounding third and heading home shortly.
I think Harper is ready to go."
–@JimBowdenGM https://t.co/9fulzNXel1
— Joe Giglio (@JoeGiglioSports) February 16, 2019
Bryce Harper, who has been waiting for someone to meet his price, appears to have found that team in the #Phillies. There is no deal yet but he will ultimately receive more than the 10-year, $300 million contract he turned down from the #Nats in September.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) February 17, 2019
That looks good. I think.
More on Bryce Harper after the jump:
As things intensify, Bryce Harper has multiple long-term offers for more than 30M a year. Philly is viewed as the favorite, as said here, but it is also said to an “evolving” market.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) February 18, 2019
While the Phillies have made progress and are seen as the favorite for Harper, especially with the self-proclaimed stupid money, several teams are said to still involved, including both the Giants and Padres.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) February 18, 2019
God. Dammit.
Just end this. Pick a damn team, sign the money, play baseball. Free agency in this sport is unbelievably dumb. And then there’s probably going to be a strike next season.
Anyways, Harper did comment on Rhys Hoskins’ Instagram post. So that’s all we have. I don’t know what to expect. As far as I’m concerned, the world might end before Harper picks a team. Ben Simmons gets a jumper going on a consistent basis before Harper signs. The XFL will start and then probably go out of business all before Harper puts his name on a dotted line with a club. Who knows.
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The Roundup:
The Flyers swept the Red Wings this weekend. Saturday, the team gave up a 5-1 third period lead but managed to win 6-5 in overtime thanks to Travis Konecny. Last night Oskar Lindblom scored twice in a 3-1 win in Detroit. Carter Hart won both games in goal.
Up next is Tampa Bay tomorrow night. With Hart playing both games this weekend, could we see the Flyers debut of Cam Talbot? Talbot was acquired from the Edmonton Oilers for Anthony Stolarz.
With the trade deadline quickly approaching, could the Flyers give up on Shayne Gostisbehere?
After being part of a Jeopardy answer, Gritty is now the hype man for the Fusion.
All-Star Weekend has come and gone. Couldn’t care less about it. Joel Embiid had the time of his life however.
Meanwhile, Markelle Fultz’s mom said some things. And Coggin writes why Fultz and the Magic are a perfect fit.
There’s also the NBA jersey of the future which will certainly excite Fultz Magic fans when he sucks. Don’t like him anymore? Switch to a Terrence Ross’ name and number.
In college hoops:
- Villanova blew a 19-point lead to St. John’s, 71-65 at MSG. At least their lacrosse team upset the top-ranked team in the nation on Saturday.
- Temple had a huge 70-69 overtime win over South Florida.
- Penn defeated Dartmouth in overtime on Friday, but fell to Harvard in OT on Saturday.
- St. Joe’s, Drexel, and La Salle all lost by a good amount.
In other sports news, Denny Hamlin won his second Daytona 500 in four years.
Francis Ngannou knocked out Cain Velasquez in 26 seconds last night. It was more enjoyable than the NBA All-Star Game:
Mike Moustakas is staying with the Brewers on a one-year, $10 million deal.
Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid settled with the NFL.
The Mountain broke his own deadlift record.
In the news, Penn State’s THON raised more than $10.6 million.
The brothers who “attacked” Jussie Smollett told police they were paid by Smollett to orchestrate and stage it.
Chris is the Morning Roundup writer on Crossing Broad. He recently graduated from Syracuse University and was the video coordinator for the men's lacrosse team. He's previously covered the Philadelphia Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7 and KYW Newsradio 1060. Chris is also a Production Assistant at ESPN and the Managing Editor for the college lacrosse website College Crosse.