PHILADELPHIA -- Bryce Harper doesn’t sound happy.

The Phillies superstar told The Athletic on Saturday that he not only is hurt by Dave Dombrowski’s recent comments about him, but the trade speculation that followed.

“I have given my all to Philly from the start,” Harper told the website. “Now there is trade talk? I made every effort to avoid this. It’s all I heard in D.C. [with the Nationals]. I hated it. It makes me feel uncomfortable.”

Dombrowski on Oct. 16 was asked by a reporter about Harper’s 2025 season : “Why do you believe maybe that it was a down season for him and not the start of maybe a downward trend?”

Dombrowski’s response: “He’s still a quality player. He’s still an All-Star-caliber player. He didn’t have an elite season like he has had in the past. And I guess we o

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