Frandsen Wrote:
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> Tony Tabasco Wrote:
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> > He appears to have shit for brains, he is
> > frequently injured, he cannot hit left-handers,
> > and he is represented by Scott Boras. Other
> than
> > that, he is great.
>
> Harper is hitting .341 against lefties. Scott
> Boras is an agent. He does agent pretty well,
> which is why dozens of MLB players have retained
> him, Werth, Rendon, Soriano, and Espinoza included
> in addition to Harper and Strasburg.
It's a small sample, and BA is not the most meaningful stat nor is it the most important. They also sit him against tough left-handers.
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In Williams’s view, Harper has not seen left-handed pitchers well recently. Harper is actually 14 for 39 (.359) with four extra-base hits against left-handed pitchers this season. But Williams said Harper lately has been chasing pitches low and out of the strike zone from lefties.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/wp/2014/07/21/matt-williams-rests-bryce-harper-against-a-left-handed-starter/?tid=pm_sports_pop
But they won't send him down because Boras will object.