{"id":115707,"date":"2026-02-17T02:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T02:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/115707\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T02:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T02:01:07","slug":"michael-wilbon-drops-shocking-take-on-bryce-harpers-future-in-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/115707\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Wilbon drops shocking take on Bryce Harper\u2019s future in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Michael Wilbon is known for delivering opinions and analysis that often spark controversy and sometimes border on the improbable. This time, he said he would not be surprised if Bryce Harper does not begin the 2026 season with the Philadelphia Phillies, a take that is unlikely to sit well with fans.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The report was shared by Phillies Tailgate on X: \u201cEven though Dave Dombrowski said he isn\u2019t going to trade Bryce Harper, Michael Wilbon stirs the pot and says that he \u201cwouldn\u2019t be shocked if Bryce Harper is traded before Opening Day.\u201d What are we doing here? ESPN cannot continue to let Wilbon put out horrible takes like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"break-word\">Developing story\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"leading-none\" href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/staff\/rtovar\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Richard-Tovar-80x80.webp.webp\" alt=\"Richard Tovar\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-full\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-[14px] leading-[20px] min-h-[72px] md:min-h-[52px] mt-[10px] font-authorSignatureDescription hidden md:block\">Richard \u201cRichie\u201d Tovar is a bilingual sports writer with over 13 years of experience in the field. Since joining Bolavip US in 2021, he has focused on covering American sports, with a particular emphasis on the NFL and College Football. Raised in Venezuela, a country passionate about baseball, Richard also dedicates significant attention to MLB coverage each season. His deep connection with and love for American sports shine through his writing, where he frequently showcases his passion for numbers and statistics, enhancing the depth and insightfulness of his articles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael Wilbon is known for delivering opinions and analysis that often spark controversy and sometimes border on the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":115708,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[11258,69,71,70,1425],"class_list":{"0":"post-115707","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-bryce-harper","9":"tag-philadelphia","10":"tag-philadelphia-headlines","11":"tag-philadelphia-news","12":"tag-philadelphia-phillies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}