News broke of Harper's signing during the bottom of the fifth inning of a Nationals exhibition game.
News of Harper's deal with Philadelphia reached the Nationals as they played an exhibition game against the Red Sox. Max Scherzer said it will be 'fun' to play against him. 2018 File Photo. By Jesse Dougherty Jesse Dougherty Reporter covering the Washington Nationals. Email Bio Follow February 28 at 6:02 PM FORT MYERS, Fla.
“Breaking news!” Bryce Harper signs with the Phillies!” a fan yelled in the bottom of the seventh in an otherwise quiet stadium, though apparently that didn’t reach Martinez in the Nationals’ dugout. By that point, it sounded like a tired proclamation of old, expected news. That’s how fast information travels these days.
“Obviously a 13-year deal, that’s good for the game,” Scherzer said. “To be that young and to be a free agent, you know, teams are flush with money, and it’s good to see teams spend it.” Harper was drafted first overall by the Nationals in 2010, debuted at age 19 in 2012 and, for seven seasons, was the centerpiece of a perennial contender. In that time, he endeared himself to Washington with his brash style of play, neck-jerking hair flips and a bat that helped him win the National League MVP award in 2015.
Most of Harper’s teammates were back in West Palm Beach when the deal became public; the Nationals typically take minor leaguers on long spring training trips. Ryan Zimmerman, Trea Turner, Stephen Strasburg, Anthony Rendon and others who played with Harper in past seasons, surely will be pressed for thoughts in the coming days and weeks. Scherzer traveled the 2 1/2 hours to Fort Myers to throw two scoreless innings on Thursday.
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