Daily News | Checking in on the Bryce Harper first base experiment: Are his days as a right fielder nearing an end?
— it’s that conventional timelines don’t apply to him. If most non-pitchers tend not to play a defensive position for seven or eight months after Tommy John surgery, it’s probably safe to bet the under on Harper.They’ve gone through it, and are amazed by Bryce Harper’s speedy return: ‘He’s a different breed’The pertinent question, then, isn’t when Harper will field a position but rather which position he will occupy.
For now, Harper is focused on playing first base later this season. He brought the idea to president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski two weeks into the season, after backup first baseman Darick Hall had thumb surgery. Hall is expected to return, just not for a while, prompting the Phillies to move Alec Bohm across the infield to first base.
But Harper also never let go of his positional roots. He pestered then-Phillies manager Joe Girardi into letting him play third base in an intrasquad scrimmage before the shortened 2020 season. Girardi relented for one inning with the caveat that Harper didn’t dive. There’s also the adjustment to standing much closer to the batter. When the first baseman is holding on a runner, he’s only 90 feet from home plate, with considerably less time to react to a batted ball.
But Harper also wouldn’t be the first superstar to successfully change positions midway through his career. Pete Rose went from second base to the outfield, then to third base and eventually to first. Craig Biggio went from catcher to second base, with some outfield mixed in. Robin Yount made a mid-career switch from shortstop to center field.
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