Harper hit a slow roller just to the right of the pitchers mound (almost a bunt) and started a leisurely stroll toward first after getting out of the box very slowly.
If he had hustled he would have beat the throw easy. And he was the last out of the inning.
Could be some execs trying to trash him to get him on the cheap..or it could be true lol
So naturally John Daniels will try to get him for the Rangers.
He’s a child
Tons of talent but fragile. When he does play hard, he invariably gets injured.
What’s the context of all of this?
Nats are stacked in the outfield—Eaton, Taylor, this kid Soto who is tearing it up, Matt Adams in left when not playing 1st, Difo played a few in left, Andrew Stevenson, one of the best prospects in MLB in Victor Robles. Harper having OK-mediocre year so far, Nationals hopefully won’t take the Boras bait.
Freegards
I’ve seen the enormous amounts of attention Harper has gotten over the last few years - won’t call it hype, because Harper really is very good. But Mike Trout is easily the better player - he doesn’t get the same kind of press because he’s on the West Coast and many of his games are played too late for East Coast audiences to watch, but Trout is everything that Harper wishes he was.
I have an idea who this executive might be. He used to work for the Nationals and never misses a chance to trash them.
Unfortunately, that’s standard operating procedure in MLB these days.