After a slow start, Hagerstown's Bryce Harper is on a tear. In 62 at-bats, the 19-year-old is batting .323-5-18 for the Class-A Suns.
But take a look at what he's done expanded to 550 at-bats, a typical major league season:
Runs: 126
Hits: 180
Doubles: 45
Triples: 0
Home Runs: 45
RBI: 162
Stolen Bases: 36
Walks: 100
Strikeouts: 153
On-Base Percent: .425
Slugging Percent: .645
Ten days ago, he was hitting .235. Today, he's pretty much got the South Atlantic League pitchers figured out. Left there for the entire season, my guess is he'd hit somewhere around .325-30-110 with 30 steals. But I think the Nationals will want to challenge him again, possibly moving him up to High-A Potomac in July.
One thing's for sure though: he's every bit the player we thought he'd be.
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