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jvett77
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If you actually looked at his situational hitting numbers for his career, they are not remarkable at all.... .276/.427/.472 with RISP, OBP is nice but walking with runners on is not generally what you are looking for in your 3/4 hitters. Like many lefties, he does well with a guy on first only. 2 outs RISP, late and close, high leverage, are all disappointing.
Look, Harper is still a productive hitter at .249, but we're talking about a guy looking for a record breaking contract here. His 2015 was a historically great 10 WAR season, but, guess what, Trout has had three with higher WAR while Harper's second best is 5.2 (rookie year!). Again, Bryce's WAA is negative for 3 out of 7 seasons!
If Bryce gets that monster 10 year deal, it will be because he has been a media star since he was in high school and had one truly great year out of seven. He should help anybody, especially if he starts playing defense again, but he sure hasn't built a case for signing the richest contract in history.
Btw, his career line in SF is .164/.305/.284.
You're not being very objective. The late and close stat might mean that the guy does his damage in the early innings. Mike Trout's 2018 late and close was worse that Harper at .136/.363/.271. lol. Trout only had 72, 79 rbi in 2017 and 2018. What a laggard? Nope, he's a $400 mill guy. His overall stats tell you of his value. The breadth and depth of both Harper's and Trout's stats mean that these two are in a category by themselves with few other players. Posting a few of a players narrow "red" stats to make a point is just silly.
Mike Trout 2018
Late and close. 80 PA .136/.363/.271
Runners On .325/.504
Scoring Position. 346/.574
Bases Loaded .250/.429
Lead Off Inning .263/.407
Scoring Posn, 2 out .259/.643
Bryce Harper 2018
Late and close. 100 PA .160/.360/.373
Runners On .303/.470
Scoring Position .290/.458
Bases Loaded .389/.400
Lead Off Inning .240/.359
Scoring Posn, 2 out .373/.568