Bryce Harper’s $330 million deal
What Curt Flood, the now-infamous Cardinals player, stood to lose back in 1969 because he didn’t want to go play in Philadelphia is practically the equivalent of what Bryce Harper made per swing in 2019…because he did go play for the Phillies. Yep, baseball contracts are only growing to more massive monetary levels, and Harper’s $330 million deal with Philly set a new precedent for top-level talent and what it’ll take to get them.