Bryce Harper

[smootness]

Bryce Harper is leading the NL in OPS at 1.072....with a BABIP of .211. That is all.

[thewupk]

Bryce Harper is leading the NL in OPS at 1.072....with a BABIP of .211. That is all.

Yeah. Tons of homers and walks. Don't need any love from the BABIP gods when you are doing that.

[msstate7]

HR/FB is 36.4%, which is best of his career. Next closest is 2015 at 27.3%. Think he can sustain it?

ETA... that number is 2nd in mlb. Gotta figure Harper is having some luck even if it doesn't show up in BABIP

[Freshmaker]

Matt Adams clocking in at a healthy 1.088 OPS

[jpx7]

Even leading the NL, Not Trout is still 0.075 OPS points behind Trout.

[mqt]

Yeah, but we have Ender Inciarte and a prospect in High-A, so who needs him, right?

[msstate7]

Yeah, but we have Ender Inciarte and a prospect in High-A, so who needs him, right?

Actuality, we have Markakis...

Markakis 1.6 fWAR
Harper 1.4 fWAR

[CrimsonCowboy]

Speaking of Harper, this from Steve Phillips:
993136035176599553

As usual, take that with a huge grain of salt.

[SJ24]

Speaking of Harper, this from Steve Phillips:
993136035176599553

As usual, take that with a huge grain of salt.




Lol.

I would **** myself.

[msstate7]

Albies
Harper
Acuna
FF
Suzuki
Inciarte
Riley
Swanson


That would work

[SJ24]

Can you guys imagine if we do sign Harper?

Enscheff will be shamed off the board. The entire South will congregate at SunTrust.

We have to do this.

[cajunrevenge]

if Harper would entertain the idea I would gamble on paying him big for 3 years then letting him opt out for another long term deal from someone else. If winning is a any factor in his decision the Braves should look like an attractive place to play. If things don't improve for the Nats there might be a bitter end to his time in Washington as fans might turn on him knowing he is leaving and his final season was wasted. Might motivate Harper for some revenge. The Yankees might not be big suitors now with Judge and Stanton in the corner outfield. Red Sox won't be desperate for Harper. Dodgers I could see making a big play for him. Maybe Cubs too. Giants definite possibility.

[Enscheff]

Speaking of Harper, this from Steve Phillips:
993136035176599553

As usual, take that with a huge grain of salt.

Want to know the easiest way to be sure you can ignore someone’s signing predictions?

They use the “they have X dollars coming off the books” line to demonstrate how much money the team has available. That proves they are clueless.

[Enscheff]

Can you guys imagine if we do sign Harper?

Enscheff will be shamed off the board. The entire South will congregate at SunTrust.

We have to do this.

You will already be gone though.

[SJ24]

You will already be gone though.

You're awfully confident.

In any event, I thought the deal was off since I didn't want you gone?

[Enscheff]

You're awfully confident.

In any event, I thought the deal was off since I didn't want you gone?

The stakes have never changed.

Less than 5 months to go.

[sturg33]

The stakes have never changed.

Less than 5 months to go.

I am not sure why you want less people on the board.

Bets should be fun

[Garmel]

The stakes have never changed.

Less than 5 months to go.

You did change them. You went to a cash bet. Of course it wouldn't surprise me that you've probably deleted that post.

[thewupk]

Steve Phillips was a bad GM

[Enscheff]

You did change them. You went to a cash bet. Of course it wouldn't surprise me that you've probably deleted that post.

Wrong. Again.

I tried to change it. He declined.

[Garmel]

Wrong. Again.

I tried to change it. He declined.

Then you immediately said let's make it a signature bet instead. You later said the original bet was still on when he ticked you off about something else later. Nope, that doesn't fly. If he wants to leave that's on him. However, there is no way the bet is 100% enforceable. All you have to do is look at the first couple of pages on the Acuna thread to see what I'm saying.

[Russ2dollas]

Want to know the easiest way to be sure you can ignore someone’s signing predictions?

They use the “they have X dollars coming off the books” line to demonstrate how much money the team has available. That proves they are clueless.

We know this wrong. Kemp deal moved money but we also got cash. Plus increases in salary.
plus Phillips has never been right

[smootness]

The bet isn't enforceable anyway. It's a message board, who gives a crap.

[DaneHill]

Harper's batting average is down to .228. I'm sure he's frustrated getting walked so much, but I was surprised to see it that low. He's been really unlucky too with a .185 BABIP, so should normalize as the season goes on and he gets more protection in the line-up back around him from injury and slow starts. Still, .228. Yeesh.

[Freshmaker]

Harper's batting average is down to .228. I'm sure he's frustrated getting walked so much, but I was surprised to see it that low. He's been really unlucky too with a .185 BABIP, so should normalize as the season goes on and he gets more protection in the line-up back around him from injury and slow starts. Still, .228. Yeesh.

Probably frustrated that Matt Adams is so much better than him (.298/.410/.702) - up to 1.2 WAR!

[UNCBlue012]

Probably frustrated that Matt Adams is so much better than him (.298/.410/.702) - up to 1.2 WAR!

I bet they could get a lot if they traded him. Classic Braves!

[Hudson2]

I bet they could get a lot if they traded him. Classic Braves!

Probably for Jake Odorizzi..

[Orphan Black]

Bryce Harper just needs Joey Batts hitting behind him for protection. Then he'd be MVP instead of Markakis.

[Horsehide Harry]

I'm thinking the Orioles sign Harper. Can you think of a better way to tweak the GNats? And they clear quite a bit of payroll.

[cajunrevenge]

I'm thinking the Orioles sign Harper. Can you think of a better way to tweak the GNats? And they clear quite a bit of payroll.


I think signing with the Braves would be more of a nut shot to them. I know it would have bothered me if Heywood signing with the Nats, atleast it would have until he turned into Melvin and dragged them down like the Cubs.