tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post7054541875616363816..comments2023-06-25T04:47:18.160-04:00Comments on NationalsFanboyLooser: Let's Get CRAZEEEEEEMikeHarrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120210292656990693noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-15071625157166738162010-06-08T11:52:57.960-04:002010-06-08T11:52:57.960-04:00I know nobody is checking a post this far back, bu...I know nobody is checking a post this far back, but I'll say it here anyway: I don't want to see Harper debut quickly. I want them to wait 3 or 4 or 5 years, and bring him up when he's 22. <br /><br />Players typically don't hit their prime until around ages 27-32. Harper could still be growing at 17, still be getting better. Plus the Nats only get 6 MLB years before he hits FA and runs off to the Yankees. I want to see Harper in a Nats uniform for his prime years, not his still-growing, getting-used-to-his-new-body years. If they wait to debut him until 21 or 22, he is a Nat until he turns 27 and we see the best of his career. If we debut him before the age of 20, we see his last growth spurt, and watch him become his best in a Yankee uniform. Wait to bring the kid up!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06585304213621604104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-56699418740431559742010-06-05T16:12:27.058-04:002010-06-05T16:12:27.058-04:00I love it! Going straight to the majors at age 17...I love it! Going straight to the majors at age 17 didn't ruin Mel Ott or Bob Feller. <br /><br />How about giving the kid a 6-year contract with club options for years 7 through 10? It seems like if someone use a little creativity in writing the contracts, they could come up with something that could the avoid the pointless Super Two delay and benefit both the player and the team.brentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-32746740092076798332010-06-05T10:09:39.158-04:002010-06-05T10:09:39.158-04:00Because I don't think it will "ruin"...Because I don't think it will "ruin" him if he tanks early. If it does, he's probably a bad pick anyway.<br /><br />You have to look at it as it will either be a success or a learning experience. If you fear failure and doom, well, yeah, it won't work.<br /><br />I said it was a chance. Take one. Break the mold. Do something different. The potential reward is very high. The risk isn't that high. <br /><br />And we need to quit thinking SIX years down the road. Think now.MikeHarrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120210292656990693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-24764048431622336482010-06-05T10:05:37.234-04:002010-06-05T10:05:37.234-04:00Why run the risk of ruining a potential superstar ...Why run the risk of ruining a potential superstar by not letting him have success in the minors first? And as someone else pointed out, become a free agent at an early age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-60687721093784641552010-06-04T20:36:19.905-04:002010-06-04T20:36:19.905-04:00Did we quit after the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?...Did we quit after the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Let's doooooooooo it! ... from same movieDMannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-76766418797311462512010-06-04T11:08:07.395-04:002010-06-04T11:08:07.395-04:00Another major issue with such a plan relates to Ma...Another major issue with such a plan relates to Major League Baseball. Even if Boras agreed to get him signed quickly (which would probably be the first time in his entire career), MLB would not approve the deal until shortly before the deadline because it will definitely be way over slot. There have been many instances where the team and player agreed to terms and then had to wait for several weeks before the play could begin his professional career. As a result, Harper still wouldn't be available to the Nats until mid August.<br /><br />Outside of this, I would be surprised if Harper hit much higher than 200 and if the Nats are going to have him for 6 years, I'd rather those be years 21-26 than 18-23.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-26373747265509040952010-06-04T10:50:01.562-04:002010-06-04T10:50:01.562-04:00I'll give you the 1 BIG reason why this won...I'll give you the 1 BIG reason why this won't work. Boras won't bite. The only way Boras agrees to this is if the Nats give Harper record-breaking money. And even then, I think Boras would use that offer as a "floor" and hold out for more. I don't think the Nats give Harper more than JEE-sus and Boras wants to beat that number with Harper. <br /><br />But let's say, just for fun, that Boras would play along. If I'm on Harper's side of the table, and I am going to play along, I would need it to be writen in the contract that I (or my client) starts in MLB and stays on the MLB roster the entire time. No matter how bad he is, he must stay in the majors. The Nats would not and should not do this. Huge odds are he'll need some Minor League time- like 1000 to 1 odds. The Nats would be screwing themselves and wasting Harper's talent to agree to that.<br /><br />Finally, even if Boras plays along, and the Nats agree to play him in the majors right away, they still shouldn't do it. The kid is 17 YEARS OLD! Yes, he's a phenomenal talent. But the odds that he is ready to step in against MLB pitching are slim to none. The Nats would be wasting a prime draft pick on a uniquely talented player and pissing it down the drain.Sasskuashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-15927265590035118102010-06-04T10:30:19.199-04:002010-06-04T10:30:19.199-04:00The only problem I have with it is that if it work...The only problem I have with it is that if it works it allows Harper to follow his dream of being a Yankee as a $200 million free agent at an age younger than Ryan Zimmerman is right now. <br /><br />Oh well. As Warner Wolf used to say, The Future is NOW!bdrubenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-8399631949969807862010-06-04T09:59:47.446-04:002010-06-04T09:59:47.446-04:00Yeah, well, he's crazier when he's NOT sto...Yeah, well, he's crazier when he's NOT stoned.<br /><br />Can't remember the movie but it fits here. Though I'm not stoned. Too early in the day.MikeHarrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120210292656990693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-7959797858398185592010-06-04T09:52:40.605-04:002010-06-04T09:52:40.605-04:00Crazy like a fox. So crazy it just might work. W...Crazy like a fox. So crazy it just might work. What this situation requires is something pointless and futile, and we're just the guys to do it.<br /><br />Your movie quotes for the day.Dave Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310191107811609232noreply@blogger.com