Kris Bryant overrated?... too soon for they hype?

[packs]

Trout strikes out a lot, but it's because he's asked to hit more home runs. Also, he's a complete player in a way that Bryant isn't. Trout also won the MVP in his worst professional season. He is the player people want Bryant to be, but I don't see it in Bryant. Although I wouldn't have expected Harper to change his approach so drastically like he did last season, so anything is possible. Harper was able to cut his BB / K rate almost to 1:1. That's really impressive.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by packs

Trout strikes out a lot, but it's because he's asked to hit more home runs. Also, he's a complete player in a way that Bryant isn't. Trout also won the MVP in his worst professional season. He is the player people want Bryant to be, but I don't see it in Bryant. Although I wouldn't have expected Harper to change his approach so drastically like he did last season, so anything is possible. Harper was able to cut his BB / K rate almost to 1:1. That's really impressive.

I think Harper finally realized his raw talent was only going to take him so far. A hitter that good with serious discipline at the plate is a frightening prospect.

[packs]

It was especially impressive to see a player do that while he was so young. Bryant played a full college career, so I think his faults might be a little more ingrained in him than Harpers were.

[AGuinness]

Originally Posted by packs

It was especially impressive to see a player do that while he was so young. Bryant played a full college career, so I think his faults might be a little more ingrained in him than Harpers were.

That's an interesting hypothesis, that college guys might have more engrained "faults." Do you know if anybody has looked into that for a study or anything?

It'd be really interesting for Bryant vs. Harper, as u believe they were both born in 1992.