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The latest on the Nationals, who rest today before hosting the last-place Padres this weekend... Top prospect Bryce Harper is hitting his way through the South Atlantic League with the help of his coaches and teammates and as The Sports Freak and Big Money Tony talk Bryce Harper, the experience watching the Hagerstown Suns and Terps coaching moves. You can find our podcast on iTunes. All the episodes are there and new ones will be published there. Subscribe... ![CDATA[In an interview with ESPN 980's The Sports Fix (via The Washington Post and CNNSI), Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo squashed any possibility of phenom Bryce Harper making his Major League debut in 2011. When Rizzo was asked if ruled out the possibility of Harper's debut this year, he said, "Yes, I have." "It's not gonna happen, because he's not ready for that to ... No promotion yet, son Bryce Harper won't be hitting the major leagues this year, no matter how much he tears up minor-league pitching. Nationals GM Mike Rizzo says hot-hitting top pick Bryce Harper won't reach majors this year Unlike what we have seen with Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg being chosen by Washington in the last two years, the upcoming Major League Baseball draft does not contain a consensus #1 overall prospect. This may make life a little more difficult for the front office of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who hold the top pick. In his latest mock draft, ESPN's Keith Law has the Pirates selecting Virginia lefty pitcher Danny Hultzen first (note: ESPN ... Nationals GM Mike Rizzo said on ESPN980 that Bryce Harper will not reach the majors in 2011, because he's not ready for that to happen. LAKEWOOD, N.J. - Another city, same routine for Bryce Harper. There are fans, many two and three times his age, clamoring for his autograph, the usual postgame news conference, the good-natured ribbing by his teammates over his fame. Baseball season is just around the corner and a teenage phenom has fans buzzing. Bryce Harper, 18, has drawing comparisons to greats like Mickey Mantle, Ken Griffey Junior and Alex Rodriguez. He was the number one draft pick last year by the Washington Nationals. This weekend, however, the Nationals shipped Harper back to the minors, saying he needed more preparation for the upcoming season. Sports writer Dave Sheinin profiled the young talent for this week's Washington Post magazine and discusses his career prospects with host Michel Martin. Riding a 14-game hitting streak, 18-year-old Bryce Harper is bucking for a minor-league promotion about the time most top prospects are renting ... The center fielder has been compared to Mickey Mantle and is widely considered to be one of baseball's top two prospects, but the Angels don't plan to rush him to the major leagues. It wasn't enough for Mike Trout to be rated the top prospect in all of baseball, above even Bryce Harper, the power-hitting prodigy who graced the cover of Sports Illustrated before he got $9.9 million to sign with the Washington Nationals in August. _By Phil Rogers_ Talking baseball while (for once) being more into the NBA than the NCAA hoops tournament: 1. **Stephen Strasburg **got the most attention a year ago, for sure, but there were great looking prospects seemingly everywhere you looked. That's not the case this year. It's all about** Bryce Harper**, Strasburg's fellow Washington National. Only 18, Harper would be a senior in high school had he not taken his GED test after his sophomore year, allowing him to play junior college ball last season and go into the draft last June. He marked himself as a target for potential resentment with his confident approach, and the $9.9 million contract that **Scott Boras** helped him put together didn't exactly temper the hype. But some guys really are very special -- see **Rodriguez, Alex**; **Griffey, Ken Jr. **and **Mantle, Mickey** -- and Harper is one of those. It was as clear of day this spring, when he was one of the best hitters in Florida before the Nationals sent him to their minor-league camp on Saturday, not wanting manager **Jim Riggleman** to get any crazy ideas about an outfield that had **Jayson Werth** on one wing and Harper ... Bryce Harper was the No. 1 overall pick of the Washington Nationals and was a high school and junior college legend for his tape-measure home runs. Imagine what he could have done if he was able to see clearly. Bryce Harper laying waste to low-Class A South Atlantic League pitching Read full article >> NEW YORK (AP) — Bryce Harper won't be hitting the major leagues this year, no matter how much he tears up minor league pitching. Bryce Harper brought out the spectacle seekers to Municipal Stadium Sunday to see Harper and the Hagerstown Suns play a double header against the Lakewood BlueClaws. Top draft pick from Washington Nationals makes solid start at Class A Top draft pick Bryce Harper strikes out twice in spring training debut with Nationals
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