Adam Jones Jersey , $330 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, per ESPN's Jeff Passan, will give him an average annual value of $25.4 million, but had he been willing to accept a shorter deal, he apparently could have shattered the record for AAV."We had average values of $45 million offered on shorter-term deals," Scott Boras, Harper's agent, told Joel Sherman of the New York Post on Thursday. "We had a full buffet."Zack Greinke's six-year, $206.5 million pact with the Arizona Diamondbacks represents the largest AAV ($34.4 million) in MLB history. While Harper got the biggest guarantee in North American sports history, Manny Machado's 10-year Manny Machado Jersey , $300 million deal with the San Diego Padres features the largest AAV handed out this offseason.While it's not clear which team(s) Boras was referring to, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported Thursday that the Los Angeles Dodgers had discussed a short-term deal that would "obliterate" Greinke's AAV record. MLB Network's Jon Morosi confirmed this, noting the offer was for four years and around $45 million a year.Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reported the San Francisco Giants made a 12-year, $310 million offer but added that California tax would have required the team to push its offer well over $330 million to make it competitive.The San Diego Padres and the Chicago White Sox were also among the teams linked to the 2015 National League MVP this offseason.Harper may not wind up being the highest-paid player on an annual basis in his new deal, but he did top Giancarlo Stanton's record of $325 million set in 2014. For Harper, his free agency was apparently never about the AAV."The goal was to get the longest contract possible," Boras told Sherman. "Bryce wanted one city for the rest of his career. That is what I was instructed to do. It is very difficult in this time to get [a] length of contract that takes a player to age 37, 38, 39."That stance was reflected in the terms of the contract. Not only is the 26-year-old outfielder signing on for 13 years, but his deal also does not include any opt-outs."No opt-outs Chris Davis Jersey ," a source told The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal. "Harper didn't want one."With the help of a full no-trade clause as well, Harper appears poised to finish out his career in Philadelphia. And he was willing to compromise to get a deal done with the Phillies."To get great length, you have to give something up," Boras told Sherman. "Frankly, the Philly ballpark had a lot to do with it. Bryce hits great there."Boras also said Phillies owner John Middleton "flew out twice" to Las Vegas and "really went through the hoops to show how much he wanted Bryce."Having spent the first seven years of his career in the NL East with the Washington Nationals, Harper has hit .268/.365/.564 with 14 home runs, five doubles, three triples and 32 RBI in 50 games at Citizens Bank Park. The six-time All-Star has a career .930 OPS in Philadelphia. The New York Mets announced Saturday that Tim Tebow will see a specialist next week after suffering an injury to his right hand Thursday while playing for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in a Double-A game against the Trenton Thunder."It's a hand/wrist thing," Rumble Ponies manager Luis Rojas told reporters Thursday. "I think there was one swing where he let go the bottom hand and the top hand finished his swing. He said that he felt something there. We don't know right now."Tebow, who played in the Eastern League All-Star Game last week http://www.oriolesfanproshop.com/authentic-j.j.-hardy-jersey , has been playing some of the best baseball of his career lately.The 30-year-old former NFL quarterback has tallied at least one hit in nine of his past 10 games, including a 3-for-5 performance with a home run against the Akron RubberDucks last Friday.He's posted a .273/.336/.399 triple-slash line with six homers across 84 games for Binghamton in 2018.His improvement throughout his second year in the minors has raised questions about whether the Mets, who are already fading from the MLB playoff race with a 40-55 record, might call him up to the majors when the rosters expand to 40 in September.Tebow sidestepped a question about that possibility ahead of his All-Star appearance, perEverett MerrillofBaseball America."I'm just working on seeing more pitches and having a plan when I come up to bat. I can't worry about the hypotheticals or the what-ifs," he said. "I don't think that's a place an athlete can live. I know as a baseball player I have a lot of room to grow, and I think I'm getting better every day and every series."How long the hand injury keeps him sidelined could play a key role in determining whether Tebow ends up making a few appearances for the Mets this season.