What would the transfer fee be for some of America’s biggest sports stars?

4. Bryce Harper

One of the best young players in MLB and the leader of the “make baseball cool again” movement, there’s never a dull moment when it comes to Bryce Harper. Ever since he was drafted first overall, he has burst onto the scene by winning a Rookie of the Year, an MVP and a Silver Slugger. He’s already hit more home runs than Hank Aaron and Albert Pujols by the time they hit 24. However, the prevailing thought is that the Nationals won’t be able to hold on to him.

The Nationals have made the playoffs in three of the five years Harper has been in the league, but they’ve never once made it past the first round. Harper still has yet to reach his peak and if they don’t go anywhere soon, he may feel as if he’s wasting his time in Washington. By the time he hits 26, teams like the Yankees and Phillies will start calling and he’s already expected to command $400 million over 10 years.

That would make Harper the highest-paid player in baseball, and while committing $400 million to one player seems like a lot, he’d be worth the money. His salary wouldn’t be much higher than what Kershaw’s currently making ($35.5 million) and they’d be getting him during his prime years.

If baseball had a transfer market, Harper wouldn’t have to wait until 2018 to leave. Considering where he’s at in his career, as well as his superstar stock, it’s easy to think that Harper would command the biggest transfer fee among anyone else in baseball.

Potential transfer fee: $300 million