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Originally Posted by Jim65
He turned 1 spectacular year into a $300M contract. Good player but definitely the most overrated active player.
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Since his MVP 2015 season, Harper's 162 game averages 2016-2019:
.265 AVG, 107 runs, 34 doubles, 34 home runs, 109 RBI, 114 walks, 159 K, .386 OBP/.507 SLG/.893 OPS, 131 OPS+.
Baseball Reference lists the following similar batters through age 26:
1. Andruw Jones
2. Justin Upton
3. Ken Griffey Jr
4. Eddie Mathews
5. Jose Canseco
6. Mike Trout
7. Ruben Sierra
8. Miguel Cabrera
9. Frank Robinson
10. Manny Machado
Three Hall of Famers, and two locks for Cooperstown. I understand that subconsciously, a lot of people don't like him. But a 27 year old guy that hits 35 home runs a year, walks well over 100 times, outproduces the league by 30+ percent, and has a ridiculous ceiling....I'd take that any day of the week.
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