Bryce Harper may not play in minors before returning from Tommy John surgery, Ph
illies manager Rob Thomson says
After he broke his thumb last year, Harper made just 10 plate appearances in the
minors before rejoining the Phillies.
CINCINNATI — After breaking his left thumb and missing a total of 58 days last
year, Bryce Harper made 10 plate appearances in two triple-A games, cut off his
minor league assignment, and rejoined the Phillies’ lineup.
Based on that experience, how many at-bats might he need in the minors as he wor
ks his way back from Tommy John surgery?
“I really don’t know if he will go on an assignment,” manager Rob Thomson sai
d Saturday.
“I mean, if he’s swinging the bat well and he feels good,” Thomson said, “I
say why waste it?”
Harper has the same idea. In a conversation with The Inquirer, he conceded that
he typically needs repetitions — “Usually 65 to 70 at-bats,” he said — to ge
t his timing down in spring training. But he also suggested that he could get th
ose reps without going to triple A.
“At that point, I just need to get back,” Harper said. “It’s good talent dow
n there. It’s nothing against that at all. But big-league talent’s a little bi
t different. A big-league game is a little bit different. The more big-league ta
lent I get to see, the better it’s going to be for me.”
Besides, as Thomson noted, Harper can tap into technology a growing number of te
ams have adopted within the last year. The Phillies, for instance, installed Tra
jekt Arc in the batting cages at Citizens Bank Park. The video projection system
is programmable and can replicate the pitch mixes and deliveries of specific ma
jor league pitchers.
“You can put a video up there, and the machine will mimic a pitcher’s stuff, v
elocity, movement, pitches,” Thomson said. “That’s like getting at-bats, you
know? It can allow us to kind of expedite the whole thing.”
Harper, who had a ligament reconstruction in his right (throwing) elbow on Nov.
23, has been taking batting practice, usually on the field, on a daily basis wit
hout restrictions for the past 2½ weeks. He hit a ball Friday that almost lande
d on the faux riverboat in straightaway center field at Great American Ball Park
.
Tuesday will be another milestone for Harper, who is scheduled to face left-hand
er Ranger Suárez in a simulated game in Chicago before the Phillies take battin
g practice. Suárez is working his way back from a strained left elbow in spring
training.
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當被問到，Harper到時要在小聯盟復健賽打幾個打席才會歸來
費城總教練表示
我不太確定Harper會不會去小聯盟打復健賽欸
如果他揮棒感覺很好，幹嘛浪費時間呢xd
Harper對此也有相同看法
去年他在3A打了兩場復健賽
.625/.700/1.625 2HR OPS 2.325