LAS VEGAS — Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski mentioned he had a protracted dialog with star Bryce Harper lately however wouldn’t go into specifics about what the 2 mentioned. The discuss got here after latest feedback by Dombrowski appeared to irk Harper whose .844 OPS final season was his lowest since 2016.

“I’ve spoken to him,” Dombrowski mentioned at baseball’s basic supervisor conferences Tuesday. “We had a pleasant dialog. Every part went effectively.”

After the Phillies have been ousted by the Dodgers within the NL Division Sequence in October, Dombrowski brazenly puzzled if Harper may return to the very best model of himself. Harper had an excellent season in 2025 however it wasn’t near a profession yr which included a 3-for-15 efficiency within the postseason.

“He’s nonetheless a top quality participant. He’s nonetheless an All-Star-caliber participant,” Dombrowski mentioned final month. “He didn’t have an elite season like he’s had previously. I suppose we solely discover out if he turns into elite or he continues to be good.”

Harper mentioned he was “harm” by the feedback.

“It’s disappointing to listen to me being questioned about my contribution to the group,” Harper informed The Athletic. “Simply actually harm by that notion as a result of I really like Philly a lot.”

It prompted the latest dialog between Dombrowski and Harper, characterised as a “productive” one by the Phillies boss.

“We had an excellent dialog,” Dombrowski said. “We talked for fairly some time. And actually, conversations between Bryce and myself are between us.”

Harper is in the midst of a 13-year, $330 million contract with Philadelphia, signed earlier than the 2019 season. He completed sixth in MVP voting in 2024 after profitable the award with the Phillies in 2021.