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MLB: Nationals rookie Bryce Harper

  • VIERA, FL - FEBRUARY 28: Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals poses during photo day at Space Coast Stadium on February 28, 2012 in Viera, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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    Washington Nationals Photo Day

    VIERA, FL - FEBRUARY 28: Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals poses during photo day at Space Coast Stadium on February 28, 2012 in Viera, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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  • Washington Nationals prospect Bryce Harper stands in right field during spring training baseball, Thursday, March 1, 2012, in Viera, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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    Bryce Harper

    Washington Nationals prospect Bryce Harper stands in right field during spring training baseball, Thursday, March 1, 2012, in Viera, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
  • Washington Nationals prospect Bryce Harper hangs out in the dugout during spring training baseball, Thursday, March 1, 2012, in Viera, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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    Bryce Harper

    Washington Nationals prospect Bryce Harper hangs out in the dugout during spring training baseball, Thursday, March 1, 2012, in Viera, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
  • Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper is unable to make the catch on a ball hit by Houston Astros' Brian Bixler in the eighth inning of a spring training baseball game, Sunday, March 4, 2012, in Viera, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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    Bryce Harper

    Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper is unable to make the catch on a ball hit by Houston Astros' Brian Bixler in the eighth inning of a spring training baseball game, Sunday, March 4, 2012, in Viera, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
  • PHOENIX, AZ - JULY 10: U.S. Futures All-Star Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals watches a home run by World Future's All-Star Alfredo Silverio #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixth inning of the 2011 XM All-Star Futures Game at Chase Field on July 10, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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    2011 XM All-Star Futures Game

    PHOENIX, AZ - JULY 10: U.S. Futures All-Star Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals watches a home run by World Future's All-Star Alfredo Silverio #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixth inning of the 2011 XM All-Star Futures Game at Chase Field on July 10, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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  • PHOENIX, AZ - JULY 10: U.S. Futures All-Star Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals is interviewed by Peter Gammons of the MLB Network prior to the 2011 XM All-Star Futures Game at Chase Field on July 10, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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    2011 XM All-Star Futures Game

    PHOENIX, AZ - JULY 10: U.S. Futures All-Star Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals is interviewed by Peter Gammons of the MLB Network prior to the 2011 XM All-Star Futures Game at Chase Field on July 10, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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VIERA, FL - FEBRUARY 28: Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals poses during photo day at Space Coast Stadium on February 28, 2012 in Viera, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Washington Nationals prospect Bryce Harper stands in right field during spring training baseball, Thursday, March 1, 2012, in Viera, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Washington Nationals prospect Bryce Harper hangs out in the dugout during spring training baseball, Thursday, March 1, 2012, in Viera, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper is unable to make the catch on a ball hit by Houston Astros' Brian Bixler in the eighth inning of a spring training baseball game, Sunday, March 4, 2012, in Viera, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
PHOENIX, AZ - JULY 10: U.S. Futures All-Star Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals watches a home run by World Future's All-Star Alfredo Silverio #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixth inning of the 2011 XM All-Star Futures Game at Chase Field on July 10, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - JULY 10: U.S. Futures All-Star Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals is interviewed by Peter Gammons of the MLB Network prior to the 2011 XM All-Star Futures Game at Chase Field on July 10, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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