1. Don’t believe the hype on his “attitude”. The kid plays the game hard and rubs many people the wrong way because they feel he’s too young to be trying to show people up. He is young, and he plays hard because he loves baseball. I remember the same day I read the SI article on his blowing a kiss to a pitcher (who threw at his head previously, and who was throwing at the rest of his teammates), I saw Justin Upton cuss out a pitcher who threw one pitch inside and as he trotted after hitting a home run on the next pitch. I also saw Jered Weaver cuss out a hitter he was facing…that same day. And here I’m supposed to be angry because an 18 year old doesn’t cuss out a pitcher who was throwing at his teammates and barking at them the whole day…for blowing a kiss. His reasoning sums it all up for me…”I thought it was funny and a better example for younger kids than me cussing people out”. That sums it up, he’s young, but he’s not a punk. And like I said…I’ll take Harper’s reaction over othe rolde brig leaguers any day.

2. Believe the hype on his talent. I get that Trout is a sabermetrician’s dream, and I like his upside…but I love Harper’s. Look at Trout’s numbers this past year at age 19 in the MLB, and ask yourself if Harper’s floor this year…won’t destroy those numbers when he’s in the majors at age 19 this year.

3. The only thing I don’t like about Harper is him not being a Met.

Talented or not, if Harper doesn’t grow up fairly quickly it’s definitely going to affect his career.