Bryce Harper

“‘I think we need some help,’ Harper said Tuesday night after the Phillies lost 1-0 to the Marlins, their eighth defeat in 11 games since the break.”

“You’re going to have nobody in the middle this year because of the CBA… If you go get a player that’s worth 40 (million dollars) a year, next year’s kind of a wash. For right now, it’s a wash. We don…”

“I’m hoping that we can get to the point where we do have the guys that we can go out and get other big-league ready guys, or a frontline starter or the right-handed bat or bullpen”

“The place (Truist Park) is going berserk and I guess after the game (Arcia) was just, you know, saying some choice words,” Harper recalled. “Kind of got to the point where I was like, 'Alright, well,…”

“It was funny because … a year later he rounded first base after a home run and, like, stared at me,” Harper told Betts. “I'm like, 'Regular season in April, bro.'”

“I was messing with him about that,” Harper said, per Nesbitt and Meisel. “I’m like, ‘Dude, you’re going to be the best manager. If I ever own a team, you’re going to manage my team.’”