Could Bryce Harper Sign a New Contract with the Philadelphia Phillies?

When a player reaches the 300 home run mark, especially by age-30, thoughts begin to swirl.

500 home runs? 3,000 hits? Hall of Fame?

For Philadelphia Phillies superstar Bryce Harper, all of those things are in play, especially if he continues to be productive into his age-45 season as he has stated he hopes to play into when speaking with The Athletic.

If there is a player who can do it, it's Harper.

After he hit his 300th home run Harper doubled down on wanting to stay with the Phillies, well after his current 13-year, $330 million bargain deal. 

“[I’m] just super grateful to play this game, and very fortunate to sign a long-term deal here … hopefully sign a couple more years as well, just to be able to play this great game in this great city. I love where I’m at on a personal level, and where the team is at as well. But, like I said, there’s bigger numbers in my head, but 300 is pretty good.”

Those comments were made to the media after his historic performance according to Phillies Nation.

"I love being a Phillie, plain and simple. It's something I dreamed about," Harper said. "This fanbase. This city, I love them. I really do, plain and simple. I feel like I'm part of this family and they're part of our family as well. There's just nothing like it. I can go on and on, everybody thinks I pander a lot, but it's real. It's so real, it's from the bottom of my heart and I'm just thankful to put this jersey on every single day."

Harper will be 39 years old when his current contract ends. It isn't unheard of to play into someone's 40's, especially for a star like Harper who is incredibly competitive and has a knack for recovering from injuries in a way many humans can. 

So, it begs the question: will Harper sign a new contract with Philadelphia?

As long as he can continue to produce and be an asset in the lineup, even as a designated hitter, then he will almost certainly remain in Philadelphia.

He loves the city and the city loves him.

Fate has an odd way of placing people right where they need to be. It appears to be so in Harper's case and his relationship with the great city of Philadelphia.