Most hated Phillie in recent memory. What a clown that dbag was.
OT: Harper hits grand slam in bottom of 9th to give Phillies the win over Cubs!
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I was just suggesting that third base is even more important because there are more right-handed hitters than lefties, and most baseball players tend to pull. So there are a lot of hot shots going toward third. As for Harper, he has a great arm.
You're so wrong it's laughable. He is far above an average outfielder. OPS and WAR are respectable -- both better than Machado's. Like many others here, I think a little over half a season is not enough to judge Harper.
I am not that guy. Loved Harper in DC. Very good player. He was an integral reason we won 4 division titles in 6 years. If you can afford to build a team around him at that contract, while I may boo him when he comes to town, then he isn't a "bust".
Bryce is listed at 74th in WAR to this point according to a list on fangraphs. He is tied for the 4th highest salary in 2019 at 30 million. That's overpaid based on his performance to date although he may be earning more back for management in increased ticket sales. Washington won zero playoff series with Harper and he posted a 1.6 WAR last season.
We did win 4 division titles in 6 years and Bryce was one of the two or three best offensive players on all of them.
His WAR is 2.8 so far this year so he's improved from last year (assuming of course that you think WAR is a valid measure).
Amen to this... the best.
Along with:
Winfield
Parker
Reggie Smith...absolute cannon for an arm.
Something to consider about Harper...he was hitting 35/40 HR or so for the Nats. He now plays 81 games in a little league stadium. Should be good for at least 5-8 more HR. His power this year is not that impressive considering the stadium
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He fits that city perfectly...UNLIKEABLE...a match made in unlikeable heaven
Actually Nationals Park gives up more home runs.
http://proxy.espn.com/mlb/stats/parkfactor?sort=HRFactor
Didnt realize that...I thought it was only against the Mets lol
Those numbers are close enough to not matter much. Is the difference that Rendon is healthy and Soto and others can mash? Plus Scherzer has missed time, so the Nats' opponents haven't faced him as often this year.
Look at 2018, Citizens Bank was ahead of Nationals Park.
In 2017, Citizens Bank was #1 for HR and Nationals was 13th.
Checking on that link, this is the first season since 2011 where the Phillies' stadium has been behind the Nats' stadium. Actually, that was the only other season where that was the case since Nationals Park opened.
Which is why I posted it. @yesrutgers01 said he should have 5-8 more homers in Citizens Bank. But the numbers say it should be the same.
I didn’t like Gary Carter at all until he became a Met but I always respected his game. Same here for Harper. Props.
I don’t know dimensions but I guess my first thought was right, Citizens is a smaller park, you are just saying just as many HRs are being hit at the Nat’s ballpark. That is 2 different things...
Harper has yet another home run tonight (his fourth in three games; I don't remember the exact numbers but this hot streak is about ten games long) plus a single, and has driven in three runs and scored two.
Cubs just blew another in the bottom of the 9th, this time with the bullpen giving up two runs to the Pirates. Three Pirate batsmen walked to score the tying run, and then the Cubs reliever gave up a bases-loaded single on a 3-2 pitch. So the Phillies and Mets have a chance to pick up a game in the wild card race.
Overall Harper's been a financial disaster. $330m for a guy with 25 hrs.
There are currently 16 players in each league with more homers than Harper...topping out at 40 (Trout) / 41 (Bellinger). His BA is mediocre and has really not that much until the last few games when he's produced.
But no matter what he produces it won't be worth $330M.
MO
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Harper hit "35-40 HR" once in 7 years for us (he did hit 34 once...so you can give him twice in seven years if you bend the criteria). As I wrote above "he is a very good player. Full stop". I was a "Harper fan", but I wasn't disappointed when he left as he was "great" only one year. And I think his contract would've hurt the Nats ability to keep (what I believe to be) better players (Strasburg, Rendon, Turner). Harper is probably one of the 20 or 25 best players in baseball. Not one of the 5 or 10 best.
I am not a Harper fan...usually, I like players that tend to play with an edge but something about him just doesn't sit well. With that said, if he catches fire the remainder of the season and into the playoffs and carries the Phils to the WS...then he would have earned the $$$
Don't believe that is going to happen though. And with him and the Phils signings, will they venture deep into FA again?
Do some research on the economics for the Phillies this season as a result of Harper’s signing and then come back to us with if he’s a “bust”
I don't see ANY way the Phillies (if they make it to the playoffs) can contend with the Dodgers.
But should that happen....there is even less of chance against the Yankees or Astros.
Harper should be known as a Paul Newman movie from the 60's... not as a savior of MLB.
MO
PS Who is the Cincy kid with 10 homers in his first 15 games - Aquino? That's a free agent in the making.
Very poor post. Really am surprised and disappointed to see this coming from you.
They probably included the $20 million signing bonus all in this year alone.
Regardless - good player, one great season thus far, and on a very hot streak lately. Scarlet jinx from the moderate bashing in this thread?
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