Once castigated as overrated, the former prodigy has become one of the more underrated players in the game. That’s exactly how he likes it.
A friend from home in Las Vegas texted Bryce Harper out of concern. The friend noticed that Harper had turned off the comments to his Instagram account. His buddy tapped out a recent text wondering what was going on, worried the usual trolls and haters who infect social media had caused Harper to surrender as his Phillies try to end the longest current playoff drought in the National League.
Harper gave a quick smile when he saw the text.