Nationals recall Bryce Harper

[Cyclone792]

I just can't get over how good this kid is. He is hitting .288/.375/.528 with 17 walks and 23 strikeouts in 144 plate appearances. He has a 143 OPS+. Has a teenager ever finished a season that high in history? Mel Ott, Tony Conigliaro and Jimmy Foxx were in the 130's. I can't think of anyone else to even check it against.

Like woy said, Ott's the standard for teenagers. Foxx only had 147 plate appearances during his age 19 season so he didn't really have a large enough sample.

Here's the list of teens with a RC/27 ratio higher than 100 (league average) with a minimum 300 plate appearances. The list is rather small and is littered with Hall of Famers (and a few guys like Magee and Sheckard who probably should be in the Hall).

SEASON
AGE < 20
RCAA displayed only--not a sorting criteria
PLATE APPEARANCES displayed only--not a sorting criteria
AGE displayed only--not a sorting criteria

RUNS CREATED/GAME             YEAR     RATE   PLAYER   LEAGUE    RCAA      PA       AGE    
1    Mel Ott                  1928      146     7.76     5.30       29      499       19   
2    Tony Conigliaro          1964      143     6.35     4.43       19      444       19   
3    Ty Cobb                  1906      142     5.92     4.17       12      394       19   
4    Sherry Magee             1904      116     5.10     4.40        8      387       19   
5    Mickey Mantle            1951      114     5.67     4.95       13      386       19   
6    Ken Griffey Jr.          1989      114     4.92     4.30        6      506       19   
7    Monte Ward               1879      112     5.80     5.17        8      371       19   
8    Cesar Cedeno             1970      112     5.46     4.89        9      377       19   
9    Jimmy Sheckard           1898      109     5.70     5.21        8      459       19   
10   Edgar Renteria           1996      104     5.28     5.06        6      471       19   
11   Joe Quinn                1884      102     5.65     5.53        3      438       19   
12   George Davis             1890      101     6.11     6.07        4      583       19

[Ghosts of 1990]

Another 3 for 4 with a walk tonight. Almost to .300 now with nearly 150 AB's under his belt.

The only guy who got him out tonight was Coco Cordero... Also did anyone see that mammoth bomb in his first game at Fenway this past Friday? He was fun to watch on a Reds off-night.

[cumberlandreds]

Looking forward to seeing Harper in person. I'm going to the Nationals/Yankees game Saturday afternoon. Harper wasn't up with the Nats in April when I went to see them play the Reds. Nats also have Morse back. So their lineup has some more pop in it.

[westofyou]

Another 3 for 4 with a walk tonight. Almost to .300 now with nearly 150 AB's under his belt.

The only guy who got him out tonight was Coco Cordero... Also did anyone see that mammoth bomb in his first game at Fenway this past Friday? He was fun to watch on a Reds off-night.

Mike Trout had an equally nice game last night too, hit a HR, singled in the 9th and stole second, scored the winning run on a bloop single to LF

[TOBTTReds]

Mike Trout had an equally nice game last night too, hit a HR, singled in the 9th and stole second, scored the winning run on a bloop single to LF

Yeah, but Trout is so old now...

[westofyou]

Yeah, but Trout is so old now...

But.... I have shoes older than him!!

[OesterPoster]

But.... I have shoes older than him!!

This is funny, because I just retired an 18 year old wallet.

[blumj]

Heck, I have shoes older than all of them, at least until the next Moyer comeback. Sure, the older than Darren Oliver ones are kind of tight, but they're still kicking around in the closet.

[Ghosts of 1990]

Trout and Harper are the two best prospects I've seen in 20 years.

[Screwball]

If Trout had to face Brad Salmon, who would win?

[cumberlandreds]

If Trout had to face Brad Salmon, who would win?

Carlos Fisher would have caught them both.

[Big Klu]

Don't forget Kevin Bass.

[jojo]

Carlos Fisher would have caught them both.

Catfish Hunter would've thrown them both back....

[Screwball]

Carlos Fisher would have caught them both.

Good work.

[RedsManRick]

Catfish Hunter would've thrown them both back....

Perhaps they would have landed near Kevin Bass or Mike Carp.