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Post by Fumbduckery on Dec 25, 2018 12:40:07 GMT -5
To give you an idea on why Harper is considered a superstar by the media you have to understand that the reasoning is two-fold. The first reason being that he came in with a lot of hype, being a 1/1 pick and making his debut at 19. The second reason is that at 22 he become 1 of an elite group of players ever to accumulate a 10.0 WAR season, earning a rare unanimous MVP award in the process. While he hasn’t been able to duplicate this feat over the last few years, many believe that he’s still capable of doing so. He’s no Mike Trout, not even close. Trout is on a trajectory towards being one of, if not the, greatest player ever to play the game, but outside of him Harper would be considered one of the leagues best players. The problem isn't that anyone denies Harper is "capable" of repeating that season he had, it's that the media and ignorant fans expect him to do it every year for the next ten years. And it's not only a matter of him not being able to "duplicate" that season, he hasn't even come anywhere close.
Step back and take an honest look at his yearly WAR aside from the monster year, and then try to claim he's one of the leagues best players--he's simply not.
2012 4.4 2013 4.1 2014 1.6 2016 3.0
2017 4.8 2018 3.5
Good player. One of the best? Pure hogwash.
I've posted this before, and this is clear proof where he actually stands:
Overall WAR rating:
2012--> 28th 2013--> 33rd 2014--> 105th 2015--> 1st 2016--> 62nd 2017--> 23rd 2018--> 44th
How could anyone looked at that objectively and claim he's one of the league's best players?
No way.
If someone wants to say he has the "potential to be one of the best" I would say that's true, but in 7 years of actual play he hasn't even come close to living up to that.
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Post by Cheaters2 on Dec 26, 2018 12:39:26 GMT -5
It is starting to look like Philly may be bidding against itself to overpay Harper. Seems the Dodgers are now looking for an impact RH bat.
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Post by keystone61 on Dec 28, 2018 13:53:36 GMT -5
I'm thinking AA is trying to bore us to death.
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Post by mauibravefan on Dec 28, 2018 15:29:25 GMT -5
I'm thinking AA is trying to bore us to death. that's better than Boras to death
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Post by Fumbduckery on Dec 28, 2018 16:55:04 GMT -5
I'm thinking AA is trying to bore us to death. that's better than Boras to death +1000
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Post by keystone61 on Dec 28, 2018 18:05:21 GMT -5
I'm thinking AA is trying to bore us to death. that's better than Boras to death Nice! Me likey
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