PISSED OFF NATS FANS CONSOLATION: HARPER IS OVER THE HILL, SAYS 538.COM!

Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper reacts after he hit a three-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, in Washington. The Nationals won 3-0. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

The good news for the Phillies is that Bryce Harper should help them immediately.

Based on 100 simulations run for FiveThirtyEight by Out of the Park Developments, Harper will improve the Phillies from an 80.2-win team in 2019 to an 86.1-win team, though the computer forecasts still had Philadelphia missing the postseason.

Harper caps an aggressive offseason for the Phillies, who traded for catcher J.T. Realmuto and shortstop Jean Segura and added notable free agents Andrew McCutchen and David Robertson to a young core led by ace pitcher Aaron Nola and slugger Rhys Hoskins.

But what’s troubling for the Phillies, who are now committed to Harper through his age 38 season in 2031, is that there’s a good chance that Harper has already played his best baseball.

Bryce Harper May Already Be Past His Prime

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