I was going to look at some college players today on the D1 level but truthfully there are only a few guys as intriguing as the kid in Nevada. Bryce Harper is living up to the hype so far. He's supposed to be a high school junior this year, instead he took the GED and enrolled at a community college program...he's playing in a good league for that level by most accounts. So far Harper has hit .420 with eight homers, 27 RBIs, an .864 slugging percentage and a .514 on-base percentage in 27 games against older competition. Its also wood-bat league, I've not read it but I'm assuming scouts like seeing him swing one of those rather than aluminum.
He is ranked by nearly everyone as the top talent in the upcoming draft. However he is in a unique position where he can actually turn down offers and re-enter the draft for each of the next three years depending on the path he takes on the amateur side. So he can command major money since he has the hammer of walking away from signing and re-entering the draft so many times at a young age. This is why many observers think plenty of teams are going to bail on drafting him despite the talent. He could be in a "Porcello Situation" and fall back in the draft. That turned out well for the Tigers in '07! Of course....we know that the Tigers won't have that chance this year if indeed this happens. Oh well....left-handed bats w/massive power who also play behind the plate come along every day, right?
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