[OffTheHook]

VIERA, Fla. -- He's the world's most famous member of the Syracuse Chiefs now. And really, friends, that shouldn't be a shock to anybody -- not even to Bryce Harper.
He's still a mesmerizing attraction. He's still a dynamic talent. He's still baseball's most intriguing teenage mutant ninja prospect.


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But can we introduce some facts here?
Bryce Harper is 19 years old. Nineteen. He's younger than the Jonas Brothers. Younger than David Archuleta. Younger than Austin Rivers. He's 19.
Not to mention this guy has played exactly 37 minor league games above the South Atlantic League. Yep, 37. And in those 37 games in Double-A, he hit .256/.329/.395. Want to read those numbers again? You should. He slugged under .400 in Double-A. Not .500 -- .400.


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