Bryce Harper Scouting Report
Keith Law of espn.com provides us with a detailed scouting report on phenom Bryce Harper. Here are some highlights.
- Harper's most impressive attribute is his hand and wrist strength which he uses to generate unusual power for someone so young.
- While he's probably not the 205 pounds he listed at, he currently has above average speed and even when he does fill out, his speed isn't likely to get much worse than average.
- He's currently a catcher though most scouts figure he'll play third base professionally to avoid the wear and tear of catching.
- While he's been clocked at 94mph as a pitcher, Law suggests that the recent Tommy John surgery for Luke Bailey and subsequent drop in draft stock should be enough to have Harper avoid pitching.
- Harper has supreme confidence, at times to his detriment. When pitchers are avoiding him, sometimes he chases believing he can make something out of nothing rather than just taking what's being given to him.
- Law projects his ceiling as Joe Mauer. Not bad.
