How Can Phillies Slugger Bryce Harper Have an ‘Elite’ Season in 2026? It Starts with Examining His Atypical 2025.

How can Phillies slugger Bryce Harper have an ‘elite’ season in 2026? It starts with examining his atypical 2025.

PHILADELPHIA — Alec Bohm returned from the injured list last month and got eight hits in three games, giving rise to a theory: If Bohm stayed hot, maybe the star hitter who precedes him in the Phillies’ batting order would…

How can Bryce Harper have an ‘elite’ season in 2026? It starts with examining his atypical 2025.

Dave Dombrowski offered an eyebrow-raising answer about Harper’s season. Whether he can “rise to the next level again” depends on the star — as well as his front office and manager.

Dombrowski: "Bryce Harper's Not Getting Traded"

In his season wrap-up press conference with the media (including MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki) last week, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski described Bryce Harper’s 2025 campaign as something less than “an elite season like he has had in the past,” and expressed some vague uncertainty over whether or not Harper would be able to once again be an MVP-caliber star.  While not really a criticism of Harper, Dombrowski’s comments cre…

Dave Dombrowski Says the Phillies Aren't Trading Bryce Harper

Dave Dombrowski was on Foul Territory Thursday and broke down his comments from his offseason press conference while also setting the record straight that Bryce Harper will not be traded this offseason: "I've been reading that the Phillies may trade Bryce Harper. That couldn't be further from the truth."Dave Dombrowski says Bryce Harper is an elite talent, and his comments weren't meant to be criticism. pic.twitter.com/HMJY6TjPsv— Foul Territor…

Dombrowski clarifies on Bryce: Still one of MLB's best, 'not an elite year'

PHILADELPHIA – Last week, Dave Dombrowski spoke for nearly an hour about the Phillies’ postseason shortfalls, the upcoming offseason and the franchise’s chances to win a World Series in 2026. One answer to one question hasn’t gone away. Dombrowski tried to clarify his comments about Bryce Harper’s ability to be

Bryce Harper Talk From Phillies GM Sparks Fluffy Trade Buzz

Comments last week made by Philadelphia Phillies GM Dave Dombrowski about Phillies star Bryce Harper have fueled trade speculation among fans and pundits, but there isn’t a ton of substance to the buzz. Here’s what Dombrowski said, in case you missed it: Bryce Harper wasn’t an elite MLB hitter in 2025? Was it a down year or the start of a decline at age 33?“Can he rise to the next level again? I don’t really know that answer. He’s the one that …