Kris Bryant On Bryce Harper-Cubs Speculation: 'He'd Be A Good Addition'
Bryant feels "bad" that every time good friend Harper faces the Cubs, chaos ensues and the rumor mill gets fired up.
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Bryant feels "bad" that every time good friend Harper faces the Cubs, chaos ensues and the rumor mill gets fired up.
Harper is set to be a free agent after the 2018 season. Then where will be play?
Matt Wieters hit a tiebreaking grand slam in Washington's five-run eighth inning.
Kris Bryant and Jon Jay each added a run-scoring hit as the Cubs snapped a three-game losing streak.
Murphy hit a two-run homer in the first and connected off Kyle Hendricks leading off the sixth for a 3-0 lead.
"We can absolutely play with them," Cubs manager Joe Maddon says. "It is just a matter of beating their pitcher that day."
"He's a great dude, so passionate about the game," Bryant says of Harper.
Jon Jay hit a go-ahead two-run double during a three-run ninth-inning rally.
It was a rough day for the Cubs, who earlier cut veteran catcher Miguel Montero after he criticized pitcher Jake Arrieta.
Harper hashtagged speculation to a new level of excitement late Tuesday night.
Harper will be a free agent after the 2018 season.
Max Scherzer was dominant in his six innings of work, allowing one run on two hits and striking out six with no walks.
Wade Davis struck out Ryan Zimmerman with runners on second and third to end Washington's ninth-inning rally.
Eddie Butler opposes Gio Gonzalez tonight at Nationals Park.
After a four-game split against the Marlins that symbolized their season, the Cubs get a high-profile matchup against the first-place Nationals.
Harper is on a path to become a free agent after 2018.
"It'd have to almost be a paradigm shift among the players," Maddon says.
Bryce Harper's $21 million contract for 2018 bodes well for the Nats and reflects an MLB that lets teams more fairly compete for players.
The Nationals now turn to a young player to man the shortstop position with Danny Espinosa going to the Angels in the offseason.
Washington already tried to acquire Robertson in the Adam Eaton deal last week. Could the Nationals pursue him again?
In the middle of last season, Giolito was rated as Baseball America's No. 4 prospect.
Washington Nationals' pitcher Stephen Strasburg is having a marvelous season at 13-0. Will it become a historic Cy Young season?
The Washington Nationals look like the team they're supposed to be, sweeping the New York Mets, who look nothing like the team they were.
Jayson Werth singled in the winning run with two outs in the 12th inning.
Jason Hammel opposes Stephen Strasburg at Nationals Park this afternoon.
