<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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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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