Harper and Trout could be free agents the same year, so they might team up and go somewhere together.

He grew up—is growing up?—a Yankees fan

He grew up—is growing up?—a Yankees fan

When I grew up, the very definition of inevitable was "death and taxes".
I guess I need to add to that catchphrase, "and if you are a bright and shining MLB star, eventually becomming a Yankee".

For those of us who are Yankee non-fans (never a hater be) we cringe when we read missives like the above.

Just the other day, the 19-year-old got caught on Twitter rooting for the Yankees.

the kid sure looks miserable playing for this pathetic franchise that will never win anything in the history of forever.

No, he wears 34 because it's half of Carlton Fisk's 72 and he's bad at math.

Interesting. He thinks of Fisk as a White Sox rather than a Red Sox.

I've already informed my baseballing boy (and the rest of the family) that if he happened to make it to the big leagues and signed with the Yankees, I wouldn't root for them.

Bryce Harper, future Yankee?

the kid sure looks miserable playing for this pathetic franchise that will never win anything in the history of forever.

What are the odds of Bryce Harper signing a contract worth $100MM during his lifetime?

I thought the Mariners would be analogous to the Nats, when they had Johnson, Griffey, and ARod. One difference was that Griffey came up a good five years before ARod, and Johnson, while more along the lines of Griffey's timeline, was not "Randy Johnson" until 1993. There's some staggering of the three HOFers.

I think Mason Williams should lead off, Harper can bat 3rd and then I guess you put Gary Sanchez in the cleanup spot and Tyler Austin 5th. Maybe Angelo Gumbs in the 2 hole.

Yea, but who's gonna tell Jeter that he's batting 6th?

This article is indeed a weeeeee bit early, but it does raise the question: How fast do the Nats try to get something done with Strasberg and Harper to buy out arbitration years and maybe a year or two of free agency (think Longoria, Pedroia, etc.)? There is lots of risk in doing this, in the case of injuries, etc. - but the potential salary potential of these two guys has to be as high as any duo - on the same team, on roughly the same timetable for arb and FA - as any tandem in history.

Note: I thought the Mariners would be analogous to the Nats, when they had Johnson, Griffey, and ARod. One difference was that Griffey came up a good five years before ARod, and Johnson, while more along the lines of Griffey's timeline, was not "Randy Johnson" until 1993. There's some staggering of the three HOFers.

They got lucky on Griffey though

By 2018, it's entirely possible Harper will have fallen in love with D.C. (and vice versa)

and decide that he might want to be to the Nats what Mike Schmidt was to the Phillies

and decide that he might want to be to the Nats what Cal Ripken [was] to the Orioles.

Cautionary tale for those who would offer Harper a 20 year contract:

Age WAR
19-29 67.9
30-40 11.3

This article is indeed a weeeeee bit early, but it does raise the question: How fast do the Nats try to get something done with Strasberg and Harper to buy out arbitration years and maybe a year or two of free agency (think Longoria, Pedroia, etc.)?