If you have time, please explain how Bryce Harper brought the title to D.C. Was it the compensation the Nationals got for his free agent departure? Was it the payroll freed up by his leaving? Was it a lift in clubhouse morale or the realization that he was no longer there for the team to ride on? Pardon my denseness: I'm just missing how his subtraction from the squad fulfilled his prophecy.
6:25 how’d you find that stat out? not saying it’s wrong i just find that stat interesting and i wanna look at a bunch of people and how they hit pitchers different amount of times
His 2015 season was a monster, but I also went to College of Southern Nevada, and I'm pretty sure he never matched my 102% in Introduction to Biological Anthropology.
Hes a genius, which is why I love his videos. He knows what hes talking about and deserves a front office role for being able to be so in depth and predict this shit
@@zanebaltz5355 I'm hoping so but Soto really had a monster run to end the season. I really think it's between Bryce and him. Tatis unfortunately didn't finish as strong and had that narrative going against him with the Padres collapse. Sorry about your team my dude. I wanted to see playoff Dads again.
@@FoolishBaseball Yeah watch Javier Baez's HR in Game 1 of the 2016 NLDS. It was absolutely destroyed, but somehow only landed in the basket above the wall.
Agreed. I think there's something very simple the video is forgetting, especially if we are going to talk about perception. I'd say perception is Harper is an asshole and Trout is more likeable....that's it. No science, no numbers. Harper comes across like a dick and some people can't wait to have a reason to talk shit about him
@@Falllll He's talked numerous times about how happy he was for his former Nats teammates. I'm sure he feels a little bit jealous but I think he's happy in Philly.
Yknow. There are plenty of players who are hall of famers that have never won a title in their careers. In all sports. Look at the sedins in hockey or Joe Thornton. Dont get me wrong a title is a great accolade but its also not... you can sit the bench the entire season and win a title
It seems like after 2020, Bryce has stabilized his skill set. He's got another MVP, an NLCS MVP, and he nearly drug a team to the playoffs last year all by himself. Bryce Harper in the second half of 2021 was similar to what Aaron Judge did for the Yankees in the second half of this year. His injury this year is the best thing ever for the Phillies. It allowed him to come back for just long enough to knock the rust off, then lock him fully in when playoffs came. I am so glad that the Phillies got enough help for him this year, so they didn't need him full time to make the Playoffs. It has allowed us to witness a man going BEAST MODE!!!! It's not the 5 HR he's hit, or the doubles, or all the walks he is drawing... It's the damn timing. He is doing all this in very high leverage situations. That HR he first hit, tied the game. The second HR of the series won the damn game. He scored tying runs, winning runs on the basepaths, ect. It's reminding people of why he's the reigning MVP. In 2021 it wasn't that he hit like 30 doubles and 20 HR in the second half that was impressive, it was that over half of them came with his team trailing or tied to give his team the lead.
@@breguera77 ok i was trolling but you're actually getting pissy and mad so I'm gonna be honest I don't think the Phillies are making the playoffs this year
Could you do a video about all the people that don’t deserve to in the Hall of Fame but are, and the people who aren’t in the Hall, but deserve to be. It could be a series, with each player taking up one episode. Basically a series of episodes similar to the Larry Walker one, which it my favorite. Keep up the great work!
@@FoolishBaseball As far as I'm concerned young man, you are doing God's work lol. Your videos are both informative and hilarious. One of if not my favorite RUclipsr, keep up the good work!
I'm sick of the "greatest player the league has ever seen" thing without any appearances. If he gets there, struggles some like 3 for 12 or more, I'm still fine with him. That would be his 2nd playoff stint on a terrible team. But he just doesn't get there, so you can't keep saying greatest ever if they never get that every day ace treatment of the post season.
For comparison to the graph at 7:54 in the video: As of mid-September 2021, Bryce Harper has a a 0.436 wOBA for the 2021 season. So *MVP-level, at about how halfway between his great 2017 season and his monstrous 2015 season.* The Phillies are also contending for a division lead, and the Nationals are nowhere near playoff contention.
Vlad was incredible. He hit homers on the bounce like he was playing cricket. He once hit a home run rather than accept an intentional walk. His every at bat was a must watch moment.
@@BillyLPrice That inconsistent might hurt him in the future. We talking about baseball here, where consistency play a major role in both achievements and HOF resume. Voters will keep shitting on him with his lack of awards and inconsistency, unless Bryce has more "ups" in his career or became Barry Bonds without balance breakfast.
Huong Dieu Your entire statement doesn’t make sense for several reasons. He’s already achieved a TONNN in his 8 year career. NL ROY, 200+ HR, MVP, HR Derby Champ, and has made the All-Star game almost every year. He’s another MVP and a World Series ring away from being an automatic HoF, has the possibility of hitting 600 HR (unlikely but 500 is certainly attainable) due to the DH. And you said it yourself “inconsistent”...yes, he is, but when he’s on he’s ON FIRE. Those stretches boost his numbers dramatically and allow him to rack up the stats. Nobody will care about inconsistency when voting for him because he’ll have ridiculous numbers to back up his play. He also proved he is a borderline elite defender last season which will naturally help his cause. 30 career WAR and counting....275 avg, 200 HR, and nearly averages 100 walks and 100 RBI a season with around .900 OPS. He’s a no doubt HoF if he keeps it up and he’s just hit his prime. It really doesn’t matter how inconsistent he is season-to-season because his “bad” seasons are still good if not great seasons for most other players
@@benballier9580 You comments as if I hate Bryce. Him and J.T are my two favorite Phillies, I just think that his inconsistent MIGHT hurt him in the future, and that "hurt" is that he may not be first ballot.
Arguably my favourite RUclips channel going today. The wide variety of topics, crazy statistics and in depth research that goes into every video, it’s all incredible. Thank you FB
Great video, Bryce Harper is the Final Fantasy VII of baseball. He was thought of as overrated for so long he became underrated. I also just want to say that I appreciate the work you put into these videos. Thanks for being awesome.
We’re on to your Bailey. You saw Bryce hit the home run tonight and hopped in your time machine to make this video 2 years before to it happened. Harper wins MVP and then does this?!? You ain’t fooling anyone
I can't believe I made it in your video! The white Red Sox jersey at 5:23! I always enjoy your videos, but this one will have a special place in my heart haha.
And good for him too, because he hasn't been nearly the same player since. He's been decently productive when he's played, but injuries have wrecked these last few seasons. He'll get his plaque without any hassle five years after he retires.
Harper's amazing 2015 proved what all the hype was for and cemented him as one of the most talented players in the game. At age 22 it seemed like the best was yet to come, so even though his numbers were still strong, even really good in 2017, it just felt like a huge letdown overall.
Great job, my guy! As someone who played D1, had Tommy john, wrote professionally in the SABR community for a while, and with a brother in a front office, there's nothing that connects the dots between stats and entertainment quite like this.
I'm from 2021. Bryce Harper is hitting like a god again, its not to his 2015 season, but more like his 2017 season if he stayed healthy. I just love myself some Bryce Harper, hes my favorite non-Red Sox player.
I've been saying this. I'm a Phillies fan, and when I heard about the contract I was very wary. Obviously he started out slow last year, probably bc he was a late arrival to spring training, but watching him bust his ass every day on the field gave me a ton of respect for what the guy does.
Awesome vid as always FBB! This is the type of vid we love, I know you were sad the other day on twitter because the MLBPA/Commish dont seem to be as enthusiastic about baseball as you are but this video is the reason I'm here and they dont matter! PS: THE MLB IS FINE, TREVOR BAUER SAYS BASEBALL WILL ALWAYS BE THERE. REMAIN HOPEFUL!
dc07932 I agree, he is overrated, at least compared to how many think of him, as he was wildly lucky in 2015 and lucky in 2017, based on his underlying peripherals of way outperforming his xOPS and xWOBA (specifically in 2015). By FG, he has only been All-Star caliber in three seasons (5+ fWAR, and I’m counting his 2013 and 2017 years as he was injured). His defense is below-average by UZR and the defensive spectrum even taking out his 2018 season. He has had two seasons with a wRC+ above 140. He has underperformed his peripherals these past couple seasons, so he may be due for some positive regression, but don’t expect a guy who will put up consistent .950+ OPS and 145 wRC+ figures. He’s just not that type of hitter.
As a Vegas native and someone who actually got to watch Harper play in high school, this video reaffirmed one thing for me: Foolish Baseball’s king status since he pronounced “Nevada” correctly, like how the locals pronounce it.
I love that he made this video the season before Bryce became MVP again! And since that 2nd MVP season Bryce turned into a playoff beast. The thing about Harper from 2021-23 is that like 1/2 of his RBI came with his team down to either tie the game or give the Phillies the lead. And it got even better in the playoffs. The last 2 post seasons Harper had gone buck ass wild!
Really just took a great postseason run for fans to realize he's really good. Which sucks cause anybody can have a great run in the postseason, but only the best of the best win multiple MVPs, which Harper already proved he was. The people that value "clutch" or "shows up when it matters most" are the worst talent evaluators, and it seems to be most
Watching this after Harper has just won the NLCS MVP with a bottom of the eighth go-ahead home run (the biggest he’s ever hit, 1 of 5 he’s nuked in the post season so far) to take the Phillies to the World Series is kinda insane. Borderline prophetic analysis 👍🏻
I simply love this video because I adore the OBP gods, like Harper, muncy and Soto. And I consider you an obp god if you either walk 100 times or have an obp 100 higher than your BA.
I remember when Trout and Harper's careers were first starting, thinking that Harper was gonna be the better player than Trout. Oh how wrong I was lol. He's still very good though
It blows me away how little respect he gets. He gets on base so much it’s incredible. The fact that he can hit 35+ homers an still hit 300 while walking 20% of the time. I think the only guy that is on his level at the plate is Soto who might be the best hitter playing.
Love your videos!! Watch them EVERYDAY while working!! Very informative content!!! Would love to see more videos on the Braves!! In particular Ronald Acuna Jr, Gary Sheffield and the elite run that the Braves are currently on for the 2023 season!! I pride myself on being the biggest Braves fan on the planet and absolutely love watching content on the Braves and baseball in general. Thanksand as always....... GO BRAVES!!!
I never comment on videos but your channel is the best man... I share it with everyone saying if you love baseball your channel will make you love it more (and if you don’t love baseball it’ll make you love baseball haha). Keep up the good work!
@@prestonjones20013 His peak is done (it was absolutely HOF worthy) but counting stats are way too low currently. He needs a strong resurgence, and at age 32 that seems unlikely. He got started late.
Another banger Bailey! I loved the balance between comedy and stats! Really starting to miss and think about baseball right now. I have been watching a ton of twitch to fill my time, wishing I could be watching or listening to some baseball games now.
@@samuelwilliams6154 OPS+ is literally everything offense. Harper and Trout actually virtually tied in terms of WAR. They were literally the same in terms of offense that year.
He basically did something that happens in every sport. So many people started to think he was overrated that nobody seems to rate him at all which brings you to actually being underrated.
I’d love to see a video on Jeter and how for most of his career, his defense was overrated (I think he won a gold glove with a negative dWAR) and his offense was underrated
I’m not hating on Harper now, he’s a great player, but imagine if he kept going after 2015 and we could’ve had so many debates about who’s the best player in baseball
Looking back now in 2024 Harper is 31 has 7 more years on his deal, got an MVP in Philly now, a pennant (still needs a ring, past 50 WAR, 300 HR has a .391 OBP (.399 current year) and his rates have only improved from a 139 OPS+ with Washington to a 152 OPS+ with Philly WAR value fluctuates but usually is somewhere around 7ish million. The Phillies have paid him 149 million for a WAR value estimate of about 155ish million. So there you go
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Harpers swing is in a league of its own. Its just so violent and yet smooth
Please please please do a video on Greg Maddux
AthleticFatKid could say the same about pujols in his prime
If you have time, please explain how Bryce Harper brought the title to D.C. Was it the compensation the Nationals got for his free agent departure? Was it the payroll freed up by his leaving? Was it a lift in clubhouse morale or the realization that he was no longer there for the team to ride on?
Pardon my denseness: I'm just missing how his subtraction from the squad fulfilled his prophecy.
6:25 how’d you find that stat out? not saying it’s wrong i just find that stat interesting and i wanna look at a bunch of people and how they hit pitchers different amount of times
His 2015 season was a monster, but I also went to College of Southern Nevada, and I'm pretty sure he never matched my 102% in Introduction to Biological Anthropology.
I'm making a video about you next
I’m making a video about you next
Itz Ashh! Wow what an original Idea
I think Introduction to Biological Anthropology is the title for an episode of Community.
Don't forget your 100% strikeout with women.
Me watching this in 2021 watching Harper break out again, god Bailey you’re a genius
Good chance he wins a 2nd MVP this season. Dude is on his way to a 1st ballot hall of fame career.
Me 2
Yea odds are he will as of right now and this is coming from a padre fan
Hes a genius, which is why I love his videos. He knows what hes talking about and deserves a front office role for being able to be so in depth and predict this shit
@@zanebaltz5355 I'm hoping so but Soto really had a monster run to end the season. I really think it's between Bryce and him. Tatis unfortunately didn't finish as strong and had that narrative going against him with the Padres collapse. Sorry about your team my dude. I wanted to see playoff Dads again.
"A frustrated Harper thought he popped out, but actually went yard."
I wish to one day be that good of a baseball player.
Don't sell yourself short, the wind in Wrigley works miracles! (unless it's blowing in, in which case good luck)
its possible if you hit it down the line in polo grounds
I wish to one day be that good of an anything
@@FoolishBaseball Yeah watch Javier Baez's HR in Game 1 of the 2016 NLDS. It was absolutely destroyed, but somehow only landed in the basket above the wall.
He thought the opposite of what really happened... how good can he be?? Lol
That "not a question of if, but when" line sure aged well
Aaaand again
@@lurkintomgaming397 and probably next year again
@@floresaquinoenrique1152 yep
@@floresaquinoenrique1152 It did…
The most hilarious bit was showing Trout as his BRef page instead of an actual pic. Bravo.
That's all you need, baby
"He's got 12 more years left on an MLB roster..."
*Laughs in Rob Manfred*
Hey thats me! Wait, i shouldnt be happy cuz i made a stupid statement cuz its clear. HARPER is GOOD
BREAKING: GiraffeNeckMarc flip flops on Harper
@@FoolishBaseball God tier videeo m8
So you retract your statement as soon as Foolish calls you out on it, yeah okay
@@GiraffeNeckMarc sounds like your a little overhyped with your baseball knowledge now... 😂😂😂😂😂😂✌✌
@@GiraffeNeckMarc Dear sir, you love The Mets. Harper is a Phillie. I rest my case. ;P
Now I guess Bryce is “Jay Bruce with 2 MVP seasons.” If only he played for an organization that surrounded him with real MLB players.
This aged poorly
@@lurkintomgaming397 Because they actually surrounded him with a real team
@@lurkintomgaming397 this aged great what do you mean lmfaoo. The Phillies had glaring weaknesses a few years ago and they fixed those holes.
@@yankeesforlife24This feels poignant again, seeing as the Phillies choked in the NLCS
He was already disliked, and then the Nationals won without him, which poured a tanker of gasoline on a bonfire.
Yeah but he brought the title to DC like he promised
Agreed. I think there's something very simple the video is forgetting, especially if we are going to talk about perception. I'd say perception is Harper is an asshole and Trout is more likeable....that's it. No science, no numbers. Harper comes across like a dick and some people can't wait to have a reason to talk shit about him
Foolish Baseball for which we are eternally grateful. Honestly no hate to him anymore. Our team’s moved on and I hope he has too.
@@Falllll He's talked numerous times about how happy he was for his former Nats teammates. I'm sure he feels a little bit jealous but I think he's happy in Philly.
Good thing he went to Philadelphia, a city known for its measured and rational sports opinions.
He had the same OPS as acuna last year, who some people practically think is the next coming of Christ
Soto is better than both
Acuna's OPS really wasn't that good considering how many homers he hit. Soto's was much better
Don't use my love of Ronald Acuña Jr. against me like that
And through 2 years of play acuna has been better than bryce’s first two years compare apples to apples
Acuña straight up has the highest upside of any player in the majors except Trout
The National's won the championship: Absolutely Bryceless
i've never heard that joke before, good one
Yeah but only because Harper said he was going to bring a title to DC. He's that good.
Wow so original
Yknow. There are plenty of players who are hall of famers that have never won a title in their careers. In all sports. Look at the sedins in hockey or Joe Thornton. Dont get me wrong a title is a great accolade but its also not... you can sit the bench the entire season and win a title
Good joke I feel like if he played for them they wouldn’t have won because the chemistry would’ve being brought down
And here he is obtaining his 2nd MVP award only a year after this video.. love to see it.
The fact that he was on the cover of SI as a 16 year-old and has become the player he is today is nothing short of amazing.
I did play for the Braves when I was a 6-year-old, though.
Yep your not a braves that's for sure
shout out Jeff francour
@@FoolishBaseball go braves
NLCS MVP. I can’t believe I’m able to say that. Go Phillies!
It seems like after 2020, Bryce has stabilized his skill set. He's got another MVP, an NLCS MVP, and he nearly drug a team to the playoffs last year all by himself. Bryce Harper in the second half of 2021 was similar to what Aaron Judge did for the Yankees in the second half of this year.
His injury this year is the best thing ever for the Phillies. It allowed him to come back for just long enough to knock the rust off, then lock him fully in when playoffs came. I am so glad that the Phillies got enough help for him this year, so they didn't need him full time to make the Playoffs. It has allowed us to witness a man going BEAST MODE!!!!
It's not the 5 HR he's hit, or the doubles, or all the walks he is drawing... It's the damn timing. He is doing all this in very high leverage situations. That HR he first hit, tied the game. The second HR of the series won the damn game. He scored tying runs, winning runs on the basepaths, ect.
It's reminding people of why he's the reigning MVP. In 2021 it wasn't that he hit like 30 doubles and 20 HR in the second half that was impressive, it was that over half of them came with his team trailing or tied to give his team the lead.
Too bad y'all didn't win #LFGM
@@PJ.Rob06 too bad y’all were World Series favorites all year and couldn’t get past the NLDS #LOLmets
@@breguera77 ok i was trolling but you're actually getting pissy and mad so I'm gonna be honest I don't think the Phillies are making the playoffs this year
@@PJ.Rob06 so was I. Man if you can’t take it don’t dish it out
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Fuzzy cameo!
Hey
Could you do a video about all the people that don’t deserve to in the Hall of Fame but are, and the people who aren’t in the Hall, but deserve to be. It could be a series, with each player taking up one episode. Basically a series of episodes similar to the Larry Walker one, which it my favorite. Keep up the great work!
Lol
lmfao Fuzzy didnt even realize he was in this video
“Would you rather be underpaid or overrated?” -Jay-Z
Lol basically that whole verse applies here
If I was a baseball player, underpaid would still make me rich. So that
@@Thomas-eo6vs being overrated doesnt hurt you at all though and you get more money. There is no negative to being overrated.
@@DJsocial7102 but being overrated means I'm not that good
Harper out there wiping his tears with Benjamin’s
This channel is like RUclips crack for me in that I just can't get enough and I'm always smiling and laughing like a mad man when I get more
Glad to hear it! I'm doing my best to give people more in a timely fashion.
@@FoolishBaseball As far as I'm concerned young man, you are doing God's work lol. Your videos are both informative and hilarious. One of if not my favorite RUclipsr, keep up the good work!
I too enjoy baseball crack cocaine
"The Nats settled for 2nd in the east without a Wild Card berth."
Angels: *Only 1 playoff appearance in Trout's career*
How do you like them apples 😂👌
Also Trout went 1 for 12 in that playoff series against the Royals.
I'm sick of the "greatest player the league has ever seen" thing without any appearances. If he gets there, struggles some like 3 for 12 or more, I'm still fine with him. That would be his 2nd playoff stint on a terrible team. But he just doesn't get there, so you can't keep saying greatest ever if they never get that every day ace treatment of the post season.
@@samilles472 And Bryce Harper is a career .211 hitter in the playoffs, and has never made it out of the first round in 4 tries.
@@AlexSmith-tz2lf you act as though he has control over his team making the playoffs. This isn't football or basketball, one person cant carry a team
crazy to see this video in 2023. and his contract is indeed undervalued
This video keeps aging extremely well
For comparison to the graph at 7:54 in the video:
As of mid-September 2021, Bryce Harper has a a 0.436 wOBA for the 2021 season. So *MVP-level, at about how halfway between his great 2017 season and his monstrous 2015 season.* The Phillies are also contending for a division lead, and the Nationals are nowhere near playoff contention.
honestly, this video made me appreciate mike trout some more
It's really hard for me to make a video without talking about how good Mike Trout is
Nobody, not a soul:
Foolish Baseball: We *have* to talk about Bonds
Maybe one day you could make a video about Big Daddy Vladdy? He swung at everything and smoked it in the process lmao
Vlad was a joy to watch
Vlad was incredible. He hit homers on the bounce like he was playing cricket. He once hit a home run rather than accept an intentional walk. His every at bat was a must watch moment.
I second that request
@Harry Engel yes, in 2002 Vlad put up 40 stolen bases but fell short with 39 home runs.
Who’s here in 2021 when Harper is putting up an mvp szn
Bryce Harper isn’t overrated he’s just inconsistent
Inconsistency has its downs, but it certainly has its ups.
Foolish Baseball great video. I’m a Braves fan but Harper is one of my favorite players in the league. Can’t wait for him to break out again
@@BillyLPrice That inconsistent might hurt him in the future. We talking about baseball here, where consistency play a major role in both achievements and HOF resume. Voters will keep shitting on him with his lack of awards and inconsistency, unless Bryce has more "ups" in his career or became Barry Bonds without balance breakfast.
Huong Dieu Your entire statement doesn’t make sense for several reasons. He’s already achieved a TONNN in his 8 year career. NL ROY, 200+ HR, MVP, HR Derby Champ, and has made the All-Star game almost every year. He’s another MVP and a World Series ring away from being an automatic HoF, has the possibility of hitting 600 HR (unlikely but 500 is certainly attainable) due to the DH. And you said it yourself “inconsistent”...yes, he is, but when he’s on he’s ON FIRE. Those stretches boost his numbers dramatically and allow him to rack up the stats. Nobody will care about inconsistency when voting for him because he’ll have ridiculous numbers to back up his play. He also proved he is a borderline elite defender last season which will naturally help his cause. 30 career WAR and counting....275 avg, 200 HR, and nearly averages 100 walks and 100 RBI a season with around .900 OPS. He’s a no doubt HoF if he keeps it up and he’s just hit his prime. It really doesn’t matter how inconsistent he is season-to-season because his “bad” seasons are still good if not great seasons for most other players
@@benballier9580 You comments as if I hate Bryce. Him and J.T are my two favorite Phillies, I just think that his inconsistent MIGHT hurt him in the future, and that "hurt" is that he may not be first ballot.
"It's only a matter of when"
2021 season: .302 avg .417 obp 1.008 ops 26 HR 61 RBI's
so far
NLCS MVP now
I love me some bryce harper, one of the best eye in the game. When he gets frustrated from lack of hitable pitches he starts to hack.
That's true. He wears his frustrations on his sleeve.
Who’s here after he just won NL MVP for the 2021 season? You’re a visionary, Bailey
here we are at Bryce Harper’s 2nd MVP season
Watching the day after he won the 2021 NL MVP. Love ya, Bailey. You're a champ!
Watching this after Harper won his second MVP season and man Bailey was right on point with this
Arguably my favourite RUclips channel going today. The wide variety of topics, crazy statistics and in depth research that goes into every video, it’s all incredible. Thank you FB
Great video, Bryce Harper is the Final Fantasy VII of baseball. He was thought of as overrated for so long he became underrated.
I also just want to say that I appreciate the work you put into these videos. Thanks for being awesome.
Hitting for a .900 ops over his entire 13 year mlb career to this point is already HOF worthy. One of the greatest of this generation for sure.
We’re on to your Bailey. You saw Bryce hit the home run tonight and hopped in your time machine to make this video 2 years before to it happened. Harper wins MVP and then does this?!? You ain’t fooling anyone
I can't believe I made it in your video! The white Red Sox jersey at 5:23! I always enjoy your videos, but this one will have a special place in my heart haha.
Something good to finally watch
Finally some good f**king food
Foolish Baseball no make a video about the Miami Marlins and then horrible trades
Foolish Baseball can we get a vid about Cody
Hello Mr. Baseball. This video is aging well! I believe a congratulations is in order. Congratulations!
2 years later it's all starting to make sense to yall
I just rewatched this after he just hit the game winning homer for the Phillies to go to the WS.
Rip to all the previous comments
crazy that mike trout had an entire hall of fame career from 2012-2020
And good for him too, because he hasn't been nearly the same player since. He's been decently productive when he's played, but injuries have wrecked these last few seasons. He'll get his plaque without any hassle five years after he retires.
Honestly one of my favorite parts about these videos is seeing all of your replys to peoples opinions in the comments
Man this video has aged incredibly well.
I love mike trouts picture in the 200 hr mvp and 35 fwar graphic just being his stat page 😂
I’m going to say that Harper is going to win mvp this season. Foolish has a knack for predicting these sort of things. We will see in 2 months.
Harper's amazing 2015 proved what all the hype was for and cemented him as one of the most talented players in the game. At age 22 it seemed like the best was yet to come, so even though his numbers were still strong, even really good in 2017, it just felt like a huge letdown overall.
Hmmmmmmmmm
Great job, my guy! As someone who played D1, had Tommy john, wrote professionally in the SABR community for a while, and with a brother in a front office, there's nothing that connects the dots between stats and entertainment quite like this.
I'm from 2021. Bryce Harper is hitting like a god again, its not to his 2015 season, but more like his 2017 season if he stayed healthy. I just love myself some Bryce Harper, hes my favorite non-Red Sox player.
December now. 2021 NL MVP
I've been saying this. I'm a Phillies fan, and when I heard about the contract I was very wary. Obviously he started out slow last year, probably bc he was a late arrival to spring training, but watching him bust his ass every day on the field gave me a ton of respect for what the guy does.
"The Los Angeles California Angels of Anaheim"
Awesome vid as always FBB! This is the type of vid we love, I know you were sad the other day on twitter because the MLBPA/Commish dont seem to be as enthusiastic about baseball as you are but this video is the reason I'm here and they dont matter!
PS: THE MLB IS FINE, TREVOR BAUER SAYS BASEBALL WILL ALWAYS BE THERE. REMAIN HOPEFUL!
So glad this shows how good Harper is and that he isn’t overrated
He’s overrated
dc07932 I agree, he is overrated, at least compared to how many think of him, as he was wildly lucky in 2015 and lucky in 2017, based on his underlying peripherals of way outperforming his xOPS and xWOBA (specifically in 2015). By FG, he has only been All-Star caliber in three seasons (5+ fWAR, and I’m counting his 2013 and 2017 years as he was injured). His defense is below-average by UZR and the defensive spectrum even taking out his 2018 season. He has had two seasons with a wRC+ above 140. He has underperformed his peripherals these past couple seasons, so he may be due for some positive regression, but don’t expect a guy who will put up consistent .950+ OPS and 145 wRC+ figures. He’s just not that type of hitter.
For his contract he is overrated
He gets paid far too much money for how barely above average he is now.
Was good*
I don’t no how you don’t have 1 million subs with this great content, keep it up I love it
"The baseball is normal and fine" -Foolish Baseball
You heard it here first folks
Watching this in 2021. I didn't realize Fuzzy was only 12 years old back in 2018. (Shows what a difference facial hair makes.)
There’s something amusing seeing how fans treat Harper like the devil to contrast Trout being baseballs lord and saviour Jesus.
Even though play style wise they are extremely similar
Harper has somewhat reluctantly been a good villain
Harper is an asshole on the field. Seems like a nice guy off the field but that isn’t what most fans see
Is there something amusing about it? Guess you had to be there.
Us Phillies fans adore him, probably because he’s an intense dude. And he seems to like the city too, which is a huge plus for Philadelphians.
As a Vegas native and someone who actually got to watch Harper play in high school, this video reaffirmed one thing for me:
Foolish Baseball’s king status since he pronounced “Nevada” correctly, like how the locals pronounce it.
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This aged like a fine wine.
11:44 Goldschmidt again...the guy is soo good...and nobody talks about him...
The real underrated one on the league.
Sometimes I come back to this video to see how right Foolish Baseball was about Bryce Harper
I love that he made this video the season before Bryce became MVP again! And since that 2nd MVP season Bryce turned into a playoff beast. The thing about Harper from 2021-23 is that like 1/2 of his RBI came with his team down to either tie the game or give the Phillies the lead. And it got even better in the playoffs. The last 2 post seasons Harper had gone buck ass wild!
Really just took a great postseason run for fans to realize he's really good. Which sucks cause anybody can have a great run in the postseason, but only the best of the best win multiple MVPs, which Harper already proved he was. The people that value "clutch" or "shows up when it matters most" are the worst talent evaluators, and it seems to be most
Watching this after Harper has just won the NLCS MVP with a bottom of the eighth go-ahead home run (the biggest he’s ever hit, 1 of 5 he’s nuked in the post season so far) to take the Phillies to the World Series is kinda insane.
Borderline prophetic analysis 👍🏻
I simply love this video because I adore the OBP gods, like Harper, muncy and Soto. And I consider you an obp god if you either walk 100 times or have an obp 100 higher than your BA.
Blake O'Boyle startin to sound like a moneyball team now
Pretty cool how everything in the video comes to fruition again in 2021
I remember when Trout and Harper's careers were first starting, thinking that Harper was gonna be the better player than Trout. Oh how wrong I was lol. He's still very good though
Harper didn't have the benefit of talking hitting with Albert Pujols every day.
Felix Marvin you’re acting like pujols is the hitting coach
I think Harper could be as good as Trout. Harper is a head case though.
November 18th, 2021 - He just won his 2nd MVP award.
As a baseball fan, I understood that the 300m he was being paid would be a fraction of his jersey/ticket sales. Most did not.
It blows me away how little respect he gets. He gets on base so much it’s incredible. The fact that he can hit 35+ homers an still hit 300 while walking 20% of the time. I think the only guy that is on his level at the plate is Soto who might be the best hitter playing.
Watching this a year later and seeing Harper’s second MVP season...😏
Three seasons later he's been consistently great. He and Altuve are my current favorites. Love their gritty games .
HES BREAKING OUT AGAIN BOYS!
And he’s only 29, he’s gonna do it like 2-3 more times at least
Well the breakout is now and it is awesome. Foolish nailed it!
As of 2022, we found out 2015 was indeed not a one off
Love your videos!! Watch them EVERYDAY while working!! Very informative content!!! Would love to see more videos on the Braves!! In particular Ronald Acuna Jr, Gary Sheffield and the elite run that the Braves are currently on for the 2023 season!! I pride myself on being the biggest Braves fan on the planet and absolutely love watching content on the Braves and baseball in general. Thanksand as always....... GO BRAVES!!!
well this is ageing well
Watching this after his 2nd mvp and that homer in 2022 NLCS is wild
This video aged like Justin Verlander
I never comment on videos but your channel is the best man... I share it with everyone saying if you love baseball your channel will make you love it more (and if you don’t love baseball it’ll make you love baseball haha). Keep up the good work!
As a jays fan I kinda want a vid about our 2015 and 2016 teams. Man those were great teams, we definitely coulda won it all.
Nah need a video about my 2015 royals
One of the best teams not to win it all in recent memory. Such a fun team to watch
probably one of the most underrated channels on youtube fr
You know who's underrated? Tim Keefe
get out
Greg bird
This is the best baseball channel on youtube. It isn't even close.
Paul Goldschmidt is the most underrated and undervalued player ever.
i'm a giants fan he always used to fuck us up i stg scariest player i watched bat against us lmao.
Ever? He's not even the most underrated and undervalued player in the NL Central division.Eugenio Saurez
y t Eugenio Suarez has only had two good seasons so far
Goldy is on a HOF track and no one knows it
@@prestonjones20013 His peak is done (it was absolutely HOF worthy) but counting stats are way too low currently. He needs a strong resurgence, and at age 32 that seems unlikely. He got started late.
the quality of these is insanely good
This aged very very well
Foolish Baseball is doing more for the game than the MLB itself.
This video aged well.
Another banger Bailey! I loved the balance between comedy and stats! Really starting to miss and think about baseball right now. I have been watching a ton of twitch to fill my time, wishing I could be watching or listening to some baseball games now.
When I saw Bud Selig I almost cried, the feeling of a good commissioner.
That’s bold
lol he was not a good commissioner, although the sport did at least grow under his watch
10:45 ngl I laughed way too hard at this, such a good video man. Love when people back up my favorite player
Harper 2015: 9.7 WAR.
Trout has topped 10 WAR in a season 3 times. “Numbers Trout still hasn’t reached to this day.”
He’s talking offensively because trout is the better defender and base runner so yeah trout will finish with a higher war
@@samuelwilliams6154 Actually this is still wrong. Trout tied Harper in 2018 with a 198 OPS+, a stat which encompasses everything offense.
@@radish1972 u just can’t use one stat for an argument
@@samuelwilliams6154 OPS+ is literally everything offense. Harper and Trout actually virtually tied in terms of WAR. They were literally the same in terms of offense that year.
@@radish1972 I personally prefer wrc+ but u still can’t just use one stat to make a point
He basically did something that happens in every sport. So many people started to think he was overrated that nobody seems to rate him at all which brings you to actually being underrated.
This video has aged well with Harper fighting for MVP with Tatis right now
And atm he looks a couple steps ahead
Love the soundtrack. Reminiscent of yoshi's island (the beginning at least). Great vid as usual broman
I’d love to see a video on Jeter and how for most of his career, his defense was overrated (I think he won a gold glove with a negative dWAR) and his offense was underrated
His when is now. He’s a borderline mvp this year and hardly anyone is talking about him
I’m not hating on Harper now, he’s a great player, but imagine if he kept going after 2015 and we could’ve had so many debates about who’s the best player in baseball
@Blake O'Boyle no doubt
If he hit a 200 OPS+ for the next 5 years he’d be next to Bonds and Ruth as the best hitters
Looking back now in 2024 Harper is 31 has 7 more years on his deal, got an MVP in Philly now, a pennant (still needs a ring, past 50 WAR, 300 HR has a .391 OBP (.399 current year) and his rates have only improved from a 139 OPS+ with Washington to a 152 OPS+ with Philly
WAR value fluctuates but usually is somewhere around 7ish million. The Phillies have paid him 149 million for a WAR value estimate of about 155ish million. So there you go