Phillies' Bryce Harper Considered Early Season 'Scapegoat'
There’s a lot of pressure on the Philadelphia Phillies to be a better baseball team than they were a season ago. As a result, the Phillies and Bryce Harper have caught some early heat. Harper, one of the best players in baseball, wasn’t himself last year.
I’m not going to take a 28 at-bat sample size from this season and have too much of an issue with it, but others will. Harper is just 5-28, hitting . 179.
He has two home runs and four RBIs. He’s only struck out five times. Great?
No, but Harper has hardly played a full week of baseball. Let’s slow it downs ome. Jake Elman of FanSided, however, thinks there’s something to be said about the start, pointing to Harper as an early scapegoat despite being who he has been throughout his career.
“Harper went deep in Wednesday’s walk-off victory over the Nationals, so maybe not! It’s nonetheless concerning, though, that Harper is hitting just . 120 with a .