Today must be phenom day here in Washington. First all the hub bub about John Wall's debut tonight and now an update on Bryce Harper from the Arizona Fall League. 3:1 the next update is about Strasburg, probably what he is wearing for Halloween. But anywho, back to Harper.
↵The most exciting part of Harper's game is his bat, there is no question about that. But he also has a hell of an arm, one that could be a very important part of his ability to play defense in right field. When he was in high school he could hit 96 on the radar gun, and he wasn't even a pitcher. According to Ben Goessling at MASN, he's starting to put that hose to good use out in Arizona.
↵↵↵In the second inning yesterday, Mesa Solar Sox outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis tried to score from third on a fly ball to Harper. But Harper threw a strike home, gunning down the Mets prospect at home plate.
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Shows that guy for having such a long and difficult to pronounce last name. Harper went 0-4 that day, but the Fall League is all baout development, and that means getting better in every facet. Harper is learning a new position and signs like this that his natural physical ability will be able to translate to right field are very encouraging.