According to MLB insider Jon Heyman, free agent Bryce Harper is more likely to end up with the Cubs than he is with the Dodgers. Although he admits the Cubs haven’t made any moves to clear the cap space necessary to sign him.
Heyman says Chicago is looking to do something big this off-season. If they start making trades to move money then Harper might be the reason behind it,
Are the @Cubs and @Dodgers the favorites for Bryce Harper at this point? #MLBNow pic.twitter.com/8wP3vhZ0Ch
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) December 26, 2018
The Bryce Harper sweepstakes still seems to be wide open and i’s unclear if there have been any offers made to him at this point.
The sweepstakes will likely go from rumors and speculation to headline news with non-stop coverage in a blink of an eye.