Nat's and O's - 2010 MLB Season

[SmootSmack]

There are plenty of elite young athletes who aren't and don't come as across as jerks the way Harper is said to come across.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

There are plenty of elite young athletes who aren't and don't come as across as jerks the way Harper is said to come across.

I agree, and but I also agree with Tryfuhl that he has plenty of time to turn it around. In his short life, he's always been the best player on his teams by a mile. I think he'll be in the Nats lineup by the time he's 19, a la A-Rod, Andruw Jones, and almost Jason Heyward (he's 20). He's got it all, but his current attitude won't fly in a big league club house I think.

The Nats have to draft him. You can't pass on that kind of talent. He's a once in a generation kind of guy. How often does any team have the opportunity to snag two prospects of this caliber just one year apart? It's amazing. The Nats have could really go places with Strasburg, Harper, and Zimmerman as the cornerstones for the next decade.

On a side note, my Oriole fandom is waning....

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by GMScud

I agree, and but I also agree with Tryfuhl that he has plenty of time to turn it around. In his short life, he's always been the best player on his teams by a mile. I think he'll be in the Nats lineup by the time he's 19, a la A-Rod, Andruw Jones, and almost Jason Heyward (he's 20). He's got it all, but his current attitude won't fly in a big league club house I think.

The Nats have to draft him. You can't pass on that kind of talent. He's a once in a generation kind of guy. How often does any team have the opportunity to snag two prospects of this caliber just one year apart? It's amazing. The Nats have could really go places with Strasburg, Harper, and Zimmerman as the cornerstones for the next decade.

On a side note, my Oriole fandom is waning....

Yeah they're saying 4 years in the minors if catching.. 2 if fielding

I think it'd be a waste to have him at catcher, that'll wear him down too quickly

I hear you on the O's thing, they're still my fave but I find myself rooting for both teams about equally

can't wait for us to get it turned around

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

Yeah they're saying 4 years in the minors if catching.. 2 if fielding

I think it'd be a waste to have him at catcher, that'll wear him down too quickly

Not to mention one of the Nats' top prospects behind Strasburg is said to be a catcher, Derrick Norris. He's also pretty young and probably nowhere near as talented with the bat has Harper, but if he's a good defensive guy who can swing I'd rather have him behind the plate and Harper in the field.