OT: Harper

[btcarfagno]

Harper is having a great season so far, and even as a Pirates fan I am happy to see it. He seems to play the game all out and I very much respect him for that.

I do not, however, expect him to keep up this pace, or even all that close to this pace. We will see how he does after the league makes an adjustment that he has some trouble with. What does he do after his next 2-for-20 stretch. Does he make the adjustments he needs to at that point. I can see him ending with 35 or so homers and an OPS somewhere in the 975 range...which is certainly nothing to sneeze at. Especially in this day and age. I'm just not going to extrapolate what he has done in his first 200 plate appearances of 2015 onto the rest of the year or the career of a 22 year old. I mean...Dee Gordon is hitting .370 something so far this year. I could extrapolate that into 3500 hits and a career batting average that would make Ty Cobb envious.

Tom C

[packs]

It seems like that perception has been a part of Harper's whole career. But this year shows me at least that he is every bit the player he's supposed to be.

[clydepepper]

Don't look now, but Joey Gallo is hitting .315 in Double-A...we may see him by the end of 2016!

AWESOME TRIO!!

'Chicks' aren't the only ones who did the long ball.


Hopefully, all this power is legit and not enhanced.


...and did you see the AB when Bryant hit his most recent homer? Full-Count for the 43rd plate appearance already. (of course, he's only hitting .135 in those ABs, but he is seeing a lot of pitches, walking a lot, scoring a lot, and learning) I just hope he ends up with more homers than errors...think it's 7-up right now.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Don't look now, but Joey Gallo is hitting .315 in Double-A...we may see him by the end of 2016!

Joey Gallo in the very upper echelon in terms of power of any guy I've ever seen. We got to see him for a couple weeks here in Spokane a few years ago. He didn't do much (hit .250, 5 HRs, something like that) but...he showed some flashes. Like the night he hit a home run (waaaaaay) over the light pole in right field that probably traveled 500 feet, at a minimum. In a ballpark where the ball doesn't carry. At 18 years old. Good grief.