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Why the Los Angeles Dodgers are the perfect fit for Bryce Harper

By Jason Reed

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 9: Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals hits a single against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fifth inning during game two of the National League Division Series at Nationals Park on October 9, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 9: Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals hits a single against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fifth inning during game two of the National League Division Series at Nationals Park on October 9, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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3. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a winning culture

Ok, we get it, the Los Angeles Dodgers have not won a World Series in 31 years. To say that a team that has not won it all in three decades has a winning culture does sound a bit strange, I know.

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However, the Los Angeles Dodgers are not a small market team that has to capitalize on the small contending windows that they get, like the Kansas City Royals. This is a big market team that has been oh so close countless times but has been unable to get it done.

Just since 2008 the Dodgers have made the postseason eight times, the NLCS five times and the World Series twice. Yes, the team has come up short in back-to-back years, but with a young core, a smart front office and still a deep farm system, the Dodgers are set to contend for years to come.

How is that not an intriguing situation for Harper to go into? Not only is Harper going to a team that he knows will be contending for at least the next five years, but he is going into a situation where he can be the final piece to put the Dodgers over the top and win the first World Series in 30 years?

With such a good core, it is not out of the realm of possibility that the Dodgers can win multiple World Series if they get Harper at his best and it would undoubtedly shoot Harper’s legacy way up.

Just imagine if he can have two more insane MVP seasons and lead the Dodgers to at least one World Series win in those years. While Mike Trout will still be better overall statistically, Harper would leapfrog Trout in terms of prestige and legacy.

Yasmani Grandal is not completely off the table. dark. Next

These guys care about the impact that they have on the game and how they go down in record books. Harper as a unique situation where he can be the savior of a team that is in a World Series drought while not having to do all of the heavy lifting.

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