Can Nationals still sign Bryce Harper — mlb.com

WASHINGTON -- A new team has the Nationals as the presumptive favorite to land Bryce Harper, and with just about a month to go before the start of Spring Training, the market for the 26-year-old former National League Most Valuable Player Award winner has taken yet another turn. A meeting between Harper and the Phillies in his hometown of Las Vegas this past weekend went well, two sources told MLB.com's Todd Zolecki. So well, in fact, that the Phils might be shifting their focus from Manny Machado to Harper. USA Today's Bob Nightengale went even further, calling Philadelphia the "clear favorite" to land Harper after a five-hour meeting between the two sides Saturday in Vegas.

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