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Found April 28, 2012 on The Diamond's Edge: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Bryce Harper

Bryce Harper, the kiss-blowing phenom, will finally be making  his Major League debut.

After struggling in the minors to start of the season, the Nationals have decided that the sooner they bring him up the better.

I don’t understand the timing of the move, because besides the fact that Harper was hitting .250 in the minors, the Nationals have been playing like the best team in the National League. Why potentially mess up that chemistry by bringing up an egocentric number one pick?

I can understand calling him up when the team’s offense is struggling, but when they’re playing the best they have in a decade, I just don’t get it.

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