Nationals Plan to Select 17yr Old Catcher Bryce Harper

HacheMan · Apr 13, 2010

<TABLE width="100%" align=center><TBODY><TR><TD class=vaLabel vAlign=top rowSpan=5 width=100 align=middle></TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Nats fully plan to grab Harper with top pick </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Bryce Harper - C - HS - Apr. 13 </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Ben Goessling of MASN reports that the Nationals plan to select 17-year-old catcher Bryce Harper in this year's first-year player draft.
There has been some speculation that the Nats would look elsewhere, since a handful of scouts are down on Harper. But Goessling hears that the Nationals see the youngster as being "head and shoulders" above the rest of the upcoming draft's talent pool. Harper is batting .422/.516/.891 with 15 homers and 42 RBI through 39 games at the College of Southern Nevada.
Source: MASNSports.com
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DBR · Apr 13, 2010

Hache Man said:
<TABLE width="100%" align=center><TBODY><TR><TD class=vaLabel vAlign=top rowSpan=5 width=100 align=middle></TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Nats fully plan to grab Harper with top pick </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Bryce Harper - C - HS - Apr. 13 </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Ben Goessling of MASN reports that the Nationals plan to select 17-year-old catcher Bryce Harper in this year's first-year player draft.
There has been some speculation that the Nats would look elsewhere, since a handful of scouts are down on Harper. But Goessling hears that the Nationals see the youngster as being "head and shoulders" above the rest of the upcoming draft's talent pool. Harper is batting .422/.516/.891 with 15 homers and 42 RBI through 39 games at the College of Southern Nevada.
Source: MASNSports.com
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I don't know what scouts are down on him but they're morons. A 17 year old with numbers like that in high school are insane let alone in college. A year or two in the minors and he will be up.

Donkwin47 · Apr 13, 2010

This kid is a stud.. I began watching "Prodigy" videos of this kid on Youtube when he was like 14-15.. He's like the next Mauer, except with mad power.. or so they say. I saw him hit a homer about 480 feet when he was 16 (Metal bat, but still).. Kid's got talent.

Donkwin47 · Apr 13, 2010

http://<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/liS3kGvQ9Bk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/liS3kGvQ9Bk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

This is the HR derby, u can skip about halfway through to get to the moon shot.. It's 502 feet, just said 480 cuz I didn't wana say 500 n have it be less.. Pretty sick..

Donkwin47 · Apr 13, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4NPF5bPEsg

Here's a cut from E60.. A nice documentary.. I LOVE the top rated comment..

"he should stay in high school and get some pussy. hes crazy"

LOL

Donkwin47 · Apr 13, 2010

Uh, yeah.. I originally said 480 because I didn't wana say 500 and have it be less, but it was actually 502 in TB.. And he also his a 570 footer in an actual game. Early in the 2nd video they walk the course that the ball took..

jwblue · Apr 14, 2010

He has the longest throwing motion I have ever seen in a catcher.

No way he stays at that position in the pros.

Riv34 · Apr 14, 2010

a fellow HBer eh Spades? haha

and I've seen the stories on this kid the last couple years, he's gonna be a stud.

5teamparlay · Oct 4, 2014

CURRENTLY: 0 for 5 ==============-

B. Harper LF 0 - 5

Bruins4Life · Oct 5, 2014

5teamparlay said:
CURRENTLY: 0 for 5 ==============-

B. Harper LF 0 - 5

Oh ya. That's a career ending lump for sure.

5teamparlay · Jan 31, 2019

With weeks to go before the start of Spring Training, Boras and Harper are still waiting for one of the 30 MLB owners to buy what they’re selling.

https://www.federalbaseball.com/201...rper-find-deal-he-scott-boras-are-looking-for

Knightrofins · Jan 31, 2019

Interesting bump here.

Was he ever a catcher in the minor leagues or just straight outfielder?

99steak · Feb 1, 2019

I am amazed that Boras clients haven't moved on to new clients. He cost JD millions last year. He cost jackpot sum of about 53 millions for Greg Holland last year when boras advised him to reject and Wade Davis scooped up that offer. Greg Holland ended up getting 15 million last year and now 3.5 million for this year. Boras was milking the mlb cashcow when old school guys were in the management but now teams are smart with analytics and Boras is very poor at reading the market still playing the old style tactics which wont fly. He should have advised Harper to take the 300 million Nationals were offering, maybe Harper might be able to pull little more if lucky but the longer he waits, the less number of teams to buy him and they can lower the price. Machado especially should have taken the early best offer. Philly would have paid him 250 million if he signed right away but now its going to be hard to even get 200 million.

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