Reply to "Bryce Harper from his knees"

CatchingCoach05100+ posts

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Originally posted by Rob Kremer:
The kid is pretty impressive, but I do have to wonder about that set-up with a man on base. He's got his left leg extended out so he can quickly "step" with it in order to throw down without the usual footwork.

But what happens if the pitch is in the dirt to his left or right? From that position, it seems as if it would be very hard to move laterally to block a pitch.

I was thinking the same thing. I would like to see him block a ball to his right from that stance.

One other thing about Harper that I have noticed. When I saw him play in the AFLAC Game, it seemed like he really doesn't like catching the ball when a batter swings at a pitch. On almost all pitches where the batter swung, he really flinched when trying to catch the ball. Just an observation.

11/30/0911:42 PM

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