[MLB] When will Bryce Harper debut in the bigs?

[KMRblue1027]

And the reason he hasn't been moved to AA yet is...?

 

[Will9]

That would actually be skipping a level, (there are three levels of A ball; Short A, A, and A+; and Harper is in the middle one) but considering the post contacts stats, it is still a valid question.

 

[.Shane.]

Apparently he was off to slow start (batting .231) this season. Then the Nationals found out he was "blind as a bat" and he got contacts. He's been batting .450 since then.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b...rs_no_1_pick_gets_contact_goes_.html?r=sports

Good lord, he was that good w/ bad eyes?

 

[.Shane.]

"Sometime in 2012" ftw

 

[El Justo]

4 of us got it

i was somewhat surprised they brought him up before June. iirc, there is something in the MLB cba that grants 1st time rookies extra service time if they get the initial call prior to June something-or-other. bottom line is that harper will have one less year of arbitration eligibility thus allowing him to hit the unrestricted FA market a year earlier...

 

[.Shane.]

I'm sure it was a calculated gamble. They're competitive. If they can make the playoffs and go far that will net them more $$ than the extra year they have to pay Harper on. Plus the additional revenue of having him up now vs. 1-2 months from now, etc...

I hope he and Strasburg stay healthy. Should be fun to watch.

 

[El Justo]

well, they had about 16K or so for his home debut. that's pretty paltry considering some think he's the Messiah. we shall see.

 

[downtown]

Yeah, I've been surprised to see attendance is so low, given his buzz and the fact that the Nats are actually a pretty good baseball team. Maybe DC is too full of transplants who already have baseball teams?

 

[schlaufuchs]

4 of us got it

I was off by 2 months, but I beat my roommate by a mile

 

[classical_hero]

No wonder why there is so much hype around the player. That throw against Arizona off a fly ball was impressive.

 

[Rashiminos]

I do hope Cold Beanels doesn't make much of that superstitious stuff.