Bryce Harper Coasting Through August
4 years agoPhiladelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper has had an exceptional month of August, producing numbers reminiscent to his two career-best seasons in 2015 and 2017. Harper is slashing .333/.460/.667 through the month, giving him an obscene OPS of 1.126. He has six home runs and he's walked 16 times in August, compared to just 15 strikeouts. His 16.8% strikeout rate on the year is well below his career average (21.7%). He also currently has a career-best barrel rate (17.5%) and xBA (.321). Fantasy owners who drafted Harper in the second round of their drafts (or even later) may have ended up with a top-five hitter this year. Keep riding Harper and hope that he stays hot.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN