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Time To Add Bryce Harper To The List Of Outfielders You Might Not Want To Run On

Well, you can’t say Bryce Harper doesn’t have the tools to succeed in the big leagues in a big way. No, he’s not going to set the world, or even the softball world, on fire right away – he’s still 19. But he can hit the ball hard, and last night, he showed he can throw the ball hard too. Like, good Lord can this kid throw the ball hard. To wit…

This should not be possible:

But Harper uncorked it like it was nothing. And he didn’t just make the play closer than anyone could have realistically expected: the runner actually should have been called out. Maybe the umpire just wasn’t prepared to see a play like that actually get made – but if Harper’s in the outfield for the long haul, our guess is this won’t be the last such throw Harper uncorks. Until teams stop running on him altogether, that is. You’ve got fearsome outfield arm company, Rick Ankiel.

[D.C. Sports Bog]