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Offline Vega

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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1700 on: September 02, 2014, 07:34:40 pm »
Quote from: Optics on September 02, 2014, 04:51:01 pm
Bust are guys who not only don't pan out, but end up being awful players. Like, Ryan Leaf was a bust. Kwame Brown was a bust.

Harper is nowhere near bust land. At worst he's a mild disappointment so far but he's like, barely scratched the surface of the start of his career.
How about Andrew Miller? Effective reliever, yes, but not at all what was expected. Luke Hochevar too.
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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1701 on: September 02, 2014, 07:45:08 pm »
Quote from: Vega on September 02, 2014, 07:34:40 pm
How about Andrew Miller? Effective reliever, yes, but not at all what was expected. Luke Hochevar too.

Wade Davis. Dellen Betances.
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Offline tomterp

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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1702 on: September 02, 2014, 07:45:17 pm »
Quote from: Optics on September 02, 2014, 04:51:01 pm
Bust are guys who not only don't pan out, but end up being awful players. Like, Ryan Leaf was a bust. Kwame Brown was a bust.

Harper is nowhere near bust land. At worst he's a mild disappointment so far but he's like, barely scratched the surface of the start of his career.

It took Ian Desmond 8 years to contribute decently.  Started in the minors in 2004.
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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1703 on: September 02, 2014, 07:46:32 pm »
Quote from: Slateman on September 02, 2014, 07:45:08 pm
Wade Davis. Dellen Betances.
Both also good examples.
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Offline whytev

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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1704 on: September 02, 2014, 07:48:26 pm »
Team ranking in the past 30 days:

Hits - 3rd.
Homers - 1st.
RBIs - Tied for 3rd.
Batting average among people with more than 50 Plate Appearances - 3rd. (Lobaton and Frandsen were better with less than 35 each).
Slugging - 3rd.
OPS - 3rd.

What do you want from him?  On a team as stacked as ours with a player as young as him, this is what you want.

Sure, it's only over the past 30 days, but after the injury and the slow start coming back, I'll take it.
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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1705 on: September 02, 2014, 07:49:01 pm »
Quote from: Vega on September 02, 2014, 07:46:32 pm
Both also good examples.
Also Brian Matusz and Zach Britton.
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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1706 on: September 02, 2014, 10:33:09 pm »
Quote from: HalfSmokes on September 02, 2014, 07:20:10 pm
And I only care about one of them
That's fine, but doesn't change the fact that Optics wasn't wrong.
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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1707 on: September 02, 2014, 10:34:00 pm »
Quote from: Vega on September 02, 2014, 07:34:40 pm
How about Andrew Miller? Effective reliever, yes, but not at all what was expected. Luke Hochevar too.
Couldn't you put Clippard in that category?
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Offline imref

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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1708 on: September 02, 2014, 10:56:51 pm »
Quote from: Optics on September 02, 2014, 04:51:01 pm
Bust are guys who not only don't pan out, but end up being awful players. Like, Ryan Leaf was a bust. Kwame Brown was a bust.

i think you insult busts by lumping them in the same category as Kwame.
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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1709 on: September 02, 2014, 10:57:09 pm »
Quote from: DPMOmaha on September 02, 2014, 10:34:00 pm
Couldn't you put Clippard in that category?

Clippard was never that highly touted.
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Offline pazzo83

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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1710 on: September 03, 2014, 02:15:22 am »
It's looking more and more like the old Bryce is back.
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Offline Slateman

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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1711 on: September 03, 2014, 07:24:22 am »
Five home runs in his last ten games. Is that tearish?
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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1712 on: September 03, 2014, 08:05:15 am »
Quote from: Slateman on September 03, 2014, 07:24:22 am
Five home runs in his last ten games. Is that tearish?

Slate won't be satisfied until Harper tears a labrum.  :stir:
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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1713 on: September 03, 2014, 08:31:46 am »
Quote from: spidernat on September 03, 2014, 08:05:15 am
Slate won't be satisfied until Harper tears a labrum.  :stir:

I feel like he never tears his labrum
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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1714 on: September 03, 2014, 10:05:03 am »
Wow, did you see that homerun he hit off of Clayton freaking Kershaw? This guy sucks... Should have sent him down when we had the chance...
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Offline Slateman

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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1715 on: September 03, 2014, 10:07:35 am »
Quote from: vicki4471 on September 03, 2014, 10:05:03 am
Wow, did you see that homerun he hit off of Clayton freaking Kershaw? This guy sucks... Should have sent him down when we had the chance...

Total bust
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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1716 on: September 03, 2014, 11:27:56 am »
Quote from: Slateman on September 03, 2014, 07:24:22 am
Five home runs in his last ten games. Is that tearish?

That's a power surge, not a tear.

A tear would be a sustained period hitting above the major league record for batting average in the modern era. Let's call that .400

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Offline Tokeydog

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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1717 on: September 03, 2014, 11:30:35 am »
"Over his last 13 games, the young outfielder now has five homers, a .340 batting average and 1.035 OPS." - Zuckerman
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Offline UMDNats

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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1718 on: September 03, 2014, 11:50:35 am »
122 career OPS+ at age 21 (in 2+ seasons) and people think he's a disappointment

amazing
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Offline Slateman

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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1719 on: September 03, 2014, 01:04:26 pm »
Quote from: Jordanz Meatballz on September 03, 2014, 11:27:56 am
That's a power surge, not a tear.

A tear would be a sustained period hitting above the major league record for batting average in the modern era. Let's call that .400



It's like he never goes on a tear anymroe.
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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1720 on: September 03, 2014, 01:46:43 pm »
Quote from: UMDNats on September 03, 2014, 11:50:35 am
122 career OPS+ at age 21 (in 2+ seasons) and people think he's a disappointment

amazing

Harper has 53 career home runs despite missing large parts of two seasons.  If he hits 47 between now and the end of next year, and ends the year with 100 career home runs, he'd be just the 4th player in MLB history to reach 100 before turning 23.  The others are Mel Ott, Tony Conigliaro, and Eddie Mathews.  (Trout has 93 and is already 23).
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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1721 on: September 03, 2014, 02:15:22 pm »
Quote from: imref on September 03, 2014, 01:46:43 pm
The others are Mel Ott, Tony Conigliaro, and Eddie Mathews. 

That name again.  :(
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Offline Burgess

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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1722 on: September 03, 2014, 05:01:10 pm »
harper did post similar numbers in his 2 first seasons. around 20 hrs and 50-60 rbi's ish but we all know he can  hit for better numbers then that. I think he can hit 40 in a season
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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1723 on: September 03, 2014, 05:08:22 pm »
Where is he this game? freaking no where. All he does is homer in games that don't matter.
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Offline Burgess

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Re: The Bryce Harper Compendium
« Reply #1724 on: September 03, 2014, 05:56:28 pm »
he has 2 base hits and while i know he hasn't been clutch he homered off Kershaw, the best pitcher in baseball. Give him a break for now. If he adds more consistency he will be a good one, he is still learning
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