Tag Archives: Bryce Harper

The College World Series featured the Top-3 ranked draft picks: Paul Skenes, Dylan Crews, and Wyatt Langford!

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Congratulations to LSU for winning this year’s College World Series. What a great postseason. The finals also featured the presumptive Top-3 draft picks in some order of RHP Paul Skenes, OF Dylan Crews, and OF Wyatt Langford. While Skenes and … Continue reading →

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Bryce Harper is Coming to Town

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Power Boater

Bryce Harper returns to Nats Park Tuesday night after a seven year run as arguably being the face of the Nationals. He’ll have his fans, he’ll have his haters, and he’ll bring with him bus loads of members of his … Continue reading →

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Are Long Term Free Agent Contracts Worth the Risk

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Power Boater

As we count down the minutes before the Bryce Harper announcement this article analyzes whether mega free agent contracts pay off for the teams and looks at some alternatives to calm the current labor situation. The Nats players are mad … Continue reading →

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SPH Hot Stove with Mike Rizzo – Channeling Jim Acosta

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Power Boater

The annual season plan holder hot stove Q&A with the Nats President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo is coming up in three weeks (Feb 2 from 1-3), it’s time to get the Talk Nats talking points together and come up … Continue reading →

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Potential Impact of the MLB Competitive Balance Tax on the Nats Payroll

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Power Boater

Having crossed the MLB Competitive Balance Tax threshold for the first time possibly in 2017, the luxury tax will start to have a major impact on the Nats’ payroll decisions in the upcoming years, that is a fact. What that … Continue reading →

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Time Warp: The Spectacle of Bryce Harper and Brian Knight

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Ray Wyvill

In the odd juxtaposition between reality and baseball, arguably the biggest name in the sport [Bryce Harper] was nominally suspended on the very day his franchise was providing him an honor. If this feels like a recovered draft of a … Continue reading →

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Bryce Harper stats machine

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

How can one process in their mind the magnitude of Bryce Harper’s game on September 3rd as one of the greatest games ever without swinging the bat 1 time.  How can that be?   Those who say baseball is boring … Continue reading →

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