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Harper within a minute of not signing
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08:11 AM ET 08.17 | With the clock ticking, Washington narrowly avoided the what-next scenario of Bryce Harper not singing. Monday night, the Nationals and Scott Boras began building the framework of a deal by 11 p.m., early enough, they thought, to avoid a last-second showdown. "And yet," Stan Kasten said, "there we found ourselves again. With a full minute to go, Mike [Rizzo] and I both thought we were not going to have a deal," Kasten said. ... "You go down to the last second until somebody blinks and you make your last-ditch effort," Rizzo said. "Once the smoke cleared, we had common ground to get a deal done." And when, exactly, did the smoke clear? "We don't know," Kasten said. "It's not an exaggeration. I can't explain it or brag about it. But it was inside the last minute."
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Finish last, pick first, pay the most, pray.
50yearfan
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Best analysis I've seen. Succinct, accurate and very true.
Slapshot
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no doubt this kid is a stud - mashes to all fields, cannon arm, speed on the basepaths. i hope the kid turns out to be a player at the next level....cause he's helped to create a huge bullseye on his back.
Chong Cornelius
Richmond, VA
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I like the fact that this kid chose to go to a league that uses wooden bats and still mashed. Anyone that picks up one of those sorry ass aluminium bats is at least part chick.
Slinkton Sr.
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I think the Nats have the brightest outlook of any team. If they can add more young talent and a couple vets they will contend for a long time. Harper is the truth!
Geeechiman
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Go Angels!
Geeechiman
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My son uses a wooden bat in little league but he is the only one.
Geeechiman
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I concur, and I agree!
Geeechiman
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how come....just curious?
Chong Cornelius
Richmond, VA
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17 yrs old and gets 9.9 mil! I wonder how much my 2 yr old can get? He's got strong legs and arms and runs circles around me.
DCsFinest
Washington, DC
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Eight years after being picked first, Brian Bullington got his FIRST career win the other night. Pray indeed.
BonusEruptus
Hicksville , NY
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If he didn't sign, it would have made no sense for him. He left High School a year early, just so he can be drafted a year earlier. He would have looked pretty stupid if he didn't sign.
Argos.
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he prefers the feel of the wood to the aluminium. so i encouraged it.
Geeechiman
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he was siging the whole time. just wanted more money.
Geeechiman
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Geeechiman
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wow, you don't see that too often. especially the way these aluminum bats are made these days. that's good stuff!! the wood bat offers a much smaller sweet spot compared to aluminum. all of the boys I coach train with wood but use aluminum during games unless we play wood bat tourney.
Chong Cornelius
Richmond, VA
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If he didn't sign, couldn't he go play in Japan for a year, then become an international free agent, and be able to sign with any team he wants for probably much more money?
Cherubim
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