“He’s going to take this as a challenge and prepare himself to have a super season. We all know when he’s on the field, he’s going to perform. Last October, as the potential tying run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 5, Harper struck out to end the season. Eaton and Trea Turner should form a dynamic top of the order, ahead of Harper, Murphy, Anthony Rendon and Ryan Zimmerman. He will play, and play hard, for the Nationals, until the moment — when?

Source: New York Times February 20, 2018 01:18 UTC