Bryce Harper: The "Lebron" of Baseball

Bryce Harper has been referred to as many names, but the first time I read about him, he was on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the headlines, "The 'Lebron' of Baseball" and that title stuck with me. Now, let's consider what has happened between now and then, Harper dropped out of high school to pursue his career in the Majors. When Harper was 17, he was being scouted at a New York Yankees training camp, where he pitched, caught, and played outfield. Harper was a natural catcher, but we all know too well that most catchers career's are cut short due to problems with their knees deteriorating. Bryce was then drafted as a second pick by the Washington Nationals and converted to a full-time outfielder, he now predominately plays left field, but also is able to play center (right field being taken by Jayson Werth). In his debut at-bat, nothing special happened, Harper hit a soft grounder back to the mound and was forced out at first. His second at-bat was a slamming double to straight-away center, and was only a few feet short of a homerun. In his last at-bat of the game, Harper hit a sacrifice fly for his first RBI of his MLB career. He also flashed his glove in Sunday's game by making a great catch off a hard hit ball from Juan Uribe, slammed into the outfield wall, and still remained in the game. Right now Bryce is the youngest player in the National League at the age of 19, and is the first position player of the MLB 2010 draft to play. So what will happen with Bryce Harper? In my opinion, he will probably stay on the Nationals roster the entire season, but possibly could come back full-time in September. Who knows? The Nationals could keep him on the entire season and he could become Rookie of the Year, and the Nationals will have him help to winning their first NL East Pennant. I don't know if all of that will happen, but I do know Harper's track record. He once hit a 570 ft homerun, something that sluggers now have never done. One thing I do like about Bryce Harper is that he comes from a Christian family, and Harper is not cocky about hist talent, but modest and puts God in front of everything, which I find to be admirable. I wish Bryce Harper luck in the rest of the MLB career and hope that he lives up to all the hype that people give him.