Bryce Harper is having an astounding season for the Philadelphia Phillies, and his efforts to drag his team into October are not going unnoticed.
Last week, he was behind only Fernando Tatis Jr. in the NL MVP odds. This week, the tables have turned.
As of early this week, MLB.com’s expert panel voted him above Fernando Tatis Jr. as the likely NL MVP candidate. Harper received 42 votes to Tatis’ 27.
Coming into Wednesday’s game, Harper is slashing .313/.429/.621 with a 1.050 OPS. He leads all of MLB in slugging and OPS, as well as OPS+, just as he did during his first MVP season in 2015.