LAS VEGAS — Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski stated he had an extended dialog with star Bryce Harper lately however would not go into specifics about what the 2 mentioned. The speak got here after current feedback by Dombrowski appeared to irk Harper whose .844 OPS final season was his lowest since 2016.
“I’ve spoken to him,” Dombrowski stated at baseball’s common supervisor conferences Tuesday. “We had a pleasant dialog. Every thing went properly.”
After the Phillies had been ousted by the Dodgers within the NL Division Sequence in October, Dombrowski brazenly puzzled if Harper may return to the very best model of himself. Harper had a great season in 2025 nevertheless it wasn’t near a profession 12 months which included a 3-for-15 efficiency within the postseason.
“He is nonetheless a high quality participant. He is nonetheless an All-Star-caliber participant,” Dombrowski stated final month. “He did not have an elite season like he is had up to now. I suppose we solely discover out if he turns into elite or he continues to be good.”
Harper stated he was “damage” by the feedback.
“It is disappointing to listen to me being questioned about my contribution to the crew,” Harper advised The Athletic. “Simply actually damage by that notion as a result of I really like Philly a lot.”
It prompted the current dialog between Dombrowski and Harper, characterised as a “productive” one by the Phillies boss.
“We had a great dialog,” Dombrowski acknowledged. “We talked for fairly some time. And actually, conversations between Bryce and myself are between us.”
Harper is in the course of a 13-year, $330 million contract with Philadelphia, signed earlier than the 2019 season. He completed sixth in MVP voting in 2024 after successful the award with the Phillies in 2021.