Regardless of a stable recreation on the plate on Sunday, Bryce Harper’s frustrations are mounting.
The eight-time All Star and two-time Nationwide League MVP went 2-for-5 with a house run within the Phillies’ 11-9 loss to the Diamondbacks.
However coming into the sport, Harper was 6-for-47 in his final 11 video games, and the homer within the first inning was his first in 13 video games.
“I’m just frustrated on a bigger level,” Harper stated after the loss. “[I] Just want to come through for the team and play well. And obviously, I’ve been through ruts in my career and gone through ups and downs. And, worse than what I’m on right now. But, just frustrated for the fans, frustrated for my team.”
Whereas Harper’s stable efficiency may very well be an indication of him breaking out of the droop, his vexation hasn’t disappeared simply but as he wasn’t joyful when he squandered away an opportunity to win the sport within the backside of the Tenth inning — stranding two runners with a two-pitch at-bat that resulted in a fly-out.
“Even that last moment right there against [Jalen] Beeks, just not coming through — was super frustrated for that,” Harper stated. “So, I just want to play better. Got to play better. Take better at-bats and all that kind of stuff. So just got to be a better ballplayer.”
His OPS of .786 on the season is presently the bottom of his whole seven-year tenure with the Phillies, and is barely higher than the bottom of his complete profession — the .768 he posted in simply his third MLB season.
His batting common presently sits at .234, which might be the worst of his profession.
However with the season simply coming into Could, Harper has time — and confidence — to show issues round.
“Obviously, I’m not where I want to be. Like I said, I’ve gone through stretches like this in my career. It’s going to happen. I’ll come back out of it and be totally fine,” he stated. “But it’s just a frustrating moment, just not being able to come through.”
Philadelphia might be on the lookout for a jolt from Harper because it presently sits at 19-15, 2 1/2 video games behind the Mets within the NL East.
“Realizing I got to be better for my teammates and the fans and they expect that. This organization expects that,” Harper stated. “So, I think I hold myself to a really high standard and my teammates do as well and everybody else. So I got to be better.”
