11-04-2016, 04:53 PM
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Raymond 'Robbie' Culpepper
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Columbus, GA
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Originally Posted by ValKehl
Peter, my take on Harper (and, I'm not a Harper fan) is that he's not as good as he appeared to be in 2015 and not as bad as he appeared to be in 2016. Don't forget that Harper batted .270, .274, and .273 in his first 3 years before his career year in 2015. My guess is that he will average .280 to .300 and 30 to 35 homers over the remainder of his career - nice numbers, but a borderline HOFer, IMHO.
Val
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I believe Harper is actually much closer to 2015 than 2016.
From what I have read, when he did play, it was in spite of some painful injuries to his neck and one of his shoulders.
Everyone is so very hard on him...let's not forget how young he is.
It also does not help to be constantly compared to the best player in the game.
By the way, IMO, when completely healthy, he is very close to that level.
The Nationals will be the Cubs biggest threats to repeat - especially if the 2015 Harper - or anyone close to that - re-appears.
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Last edited by clydepepper; 11-04-2016 at 04:54 PM.
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