Kyle Schwarber has great perspective on Bryce Harper’s struggles

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper is off to his worst start to a season since his first year with the Phillies in 2019.

Through 41 games in 2019, Harper batted .219 with seven home runs and 25 RBIs. Then GM Matt Klentak answered questions about the new Phillies superstar’s high strikeout rate. Things turned out OK. Harper, after his OPS dropped to under .800 on May 26, went on to post a .277/.382/.546 slash line for the remainder of the year.

The numbers look even worse this year. He has seven home runs and a .232 batting average, but just a .771 OPS. He is pressing at the plate. Just like he did in September 2023 when the struggles got to him, Harper cut his hair. He wasn’t around Monday night to…