The Nationals went down the wire again with the No. 1 overall pick. But once again, the Nationals got a deal done. Last year, it was Stephen Strasburg, and in 2010, it's Bryce Harper.
Though the signing bonus and major league contract numbers were not immediately confirmed by Baseball America, SI.com's John Heyman reports Harper received a $6.25 million signing bonus and $9.9 million in guaranteed money, which would be a record deal for a position player signing with the team that drafted him.
The old record was a guaranteed $9.5 million to Mark Teixeira in 2001 when he was drafted fifth overall by the Rangers.
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