Bryce Harper was the Phillies topic of the day the yesterday. Jayson Stark wrote about his balky back, which required the team to talk about, both the manager and the player. Thomson didn’t seem too concerned about it.
“I don’t have any concern at all,” Thomson said. “He’s going to be ready by opening day. He’s going to be playing for sure by the end of the week. So, he’ll be ready to go.”
When Harper himself was asked about it, he also relayed a level of concern that was near nonexistant.