Bryce: All things considered, I'd Rather be in Philadelphia

[JCA-CrystalCity]

from today's Kevin Goldstein FG chat:

George: It was rumored there was a Harper to the Astros trade in the works in his walk year. How close to being done was that trade and do you remember who was involved?
1:10   
Kevin Goldstein: It would be in bad taste to talk about the players involved, but I went to bed that night believing Bryce Harper was an Astro.

goldstein was in the Astro's front office before rejoining FG today.
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/kevin-goldstein-fangraphs-chat-2-1-2021/

[Slateman]

Godfreakingdamnit

[UMDNats]

That jives with the general reporting that Rizzo had a deal done and the Lerners blocked it. I would bet money Rizzo got the green light from Mark early on, but Mark chickened out.

[imref]

I wonder how Nats fans would have felt if he went to Houston and they won a WS that year.