LAS VEGAS -- Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said he had a long conversation with star Bryce Harper recently but wouldn't go into specifics about what the two discussed. The talk came after recent comments by Dombrowski seemed to irk Harper whose .844 OPS last season was his lowest since 2016.

"I've spoken to him," Dombrowski said at baseball's general manager meetings Tuesday. "We had a nice conversation. Everything went well."

After the Phillies were ousted by the Dodgers in the NL Division Series in October, Dombrowski openly wondered if Harper could return to the best version of himself. Harper had a good season in 2025 but it wasn't close to a career year which included a 3-for-15 performance in the postseason.

"He's still a quality player. He's st

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