Corbin was considered the top starter available in an elite free-agent class and became the first player among them to sign a big money, multi-year deal this offseason.
'It’s hard to find an executive, scout, or rival agent who doesn’t believe that Harper will eventually sign' with a certain NL team, writes USA Today's Bob Nightengale.
'I hope it is an aberration because I think there's a lot of good players that are being deprived of getting an opportunity to continue their careers.'
'It's definitely crazy walking in today and knowing this could be my last game at Nats Park in my white jersey. It's definitely something that you're not sure how you're going to react, and not sure what it's going to be like.'
The Nationals fell to 64-66 -- they've already lost more games than they dropped last year in going 97-65 to take their second consecutive NL East title.