2015 NL MVP Bryce Harper is hitting in the .230s and is basically at best the fifth-best hitter in the Washington Nationals lineup right now.
What gives? AFP editor Chris Graham attempts to answer that question in today’s podcast.
Stats of interest
- Through April 26: Harper was hitting .328/.430/.844 with nine homers and 24 RBI and 13 walks in 75 plate appearances over 19 games.
- April 27-Aug. 1: Harper is hitting .213/.368/.372 with 11 homers and 32 RBI and 69 walks in 351 plate appearances over 87 games.
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About Chris Graham
Chris Graham will mark his 21st year in the media industry in 2016. An award-winning journalist and editor, Chris has also hosted local TV news programs, a syndicated sports talk show and served as the play-by-play announcer for a two-time championship winning summer college baseball team.
A 1994 graduate of the University of Virginia, Chris is the editor of AugustaFreePress.com, a daily news source based in Waynesboro, Va., that provides readers with in-depth coverage of news, sports, politics and culture in Virginia.
An author of five books, Chris also co-wrote a book on the history of UVA basketball, Mad About U: Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall, which was published in 2006.
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