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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Harper and the Phillies eliminated from the post season by the Nationals. That's gotta feel pretty good if you're part of that team or fan base lol.
At least Harper got his $300 million or whatever. Good for him.
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Kind of a weird year for Harper:
- His wRC+ according to fangraphs was 124, 46th in the MLB for qualified hitters, right around Ronald Acuna, Nolan Arenado, Matt Chapman and Tommy Pham. But he is also down from his career wRC+ of 138.
- It was his best year defensively since his rookie season.
- He is 4th in Win Probability Added, right behind Mike Trout.
- 4.4 fWAR which puts him in 27th place.
- attendance is up 30% for the Phillies this year, so not all bad if you're the team owner.
Harper was decent this year but guys like Jean Segura and Odubel Herrera (for multiple reasons) have been pretty disappointing.
Interesting to see his former team the Nationals in the top wild card spot at the moment as well.