Washington Nationals' 1st Round Picks Ryan Zimmerman And Bryce Harper In Hagerstown Sunday.
by Patrick Reddington on Jun 4, 2011 11:30 AM EDT
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PrintThe Washington Nationals' first 1st Round pick and their 2010 no.1 overall pick will play on the same team on Sunday when the Hagerstown Suns play the Greensboro Grasshoppers in the first game of a three-game series in the Suns' home park, Municipal Stadium. Zimmerman, who'll be starting a rehab stint as he continues to recover from a torn abdominal muscle he originally injured in Spring Training and exacerbated sliding into second in a May 8th game in New York, will play at low-A for the first time since 2005, when the Savanannah Sand Gnats were the Nationals' South Atlantic League affiliate.
A then-20-year-old Zimmerman, fresh off being selected 4th overall by the nation's capital's new team, played four games at A-ball, hitting in 8 of 17 at bats with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and six RBI's before he moved up to Double-A and posted a .326/.371/.528 slash line with 20 doubles and nine HR's in 63 games before he was called up to Washington to make his MLB debut.
Zimmerman will be joining a first-place place Suns squad in taking on the SAL's 2nd place Grasshoppers, and he'll be hitting in a lineup that features the Nats' current top prospect, 18-year-old phenom Bryce Harper. After going 0 for 3 with two walks, two K's, a stolen base and two runs scored last night, Harper has a .340/.431/.613 slash line (1.045 OPS) in 53 games and 194 at bats over which he's connected for 14 doubles and 13 home runs, while driving in 41 and stealing 12 bases in 17 attempts.
No word on how long Zimmerman will remain in Hagerstown, but he is expected, barring any setbacks, to return to the majors when the Nationals return from their current road trip if not sooner...Get down to Hagerstown, or you might have to wait til late 2012 to see these two in the same lineup...
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Road Trip!
Anyone want to caravan to Hagerstown tomorrow afternoon?
i think the wife and I are going up tomorrow.
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by Dave at District Sports Page on Jun 4, 2011 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Unfortunately I only got to see the pre-contact lenses
Harper with no internet access on my phone. Became a non event for us. :(
Patiently waiting for "next year" since 1971.
by Princess Jazzy on Jun 4, 2011 4:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Can Zim bring Harper back with him? Just kidding
Patiently waiting for "next year" since 1971.
by Princess Jazzy on Jun 4, 2011 4:27 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
If Zim can get promoted to AA after four games,
why can’t Harper get promoted after 53?
Rob
-- In baseball we trust.
Zim was 21, and a finely tuned defensive genius...
Harper’s 18, and not nearly as finely-tuned defensively as Zim…
Listen to that WereWerth Howl!!!
by Nationalpastime9 on Jun 4, 2011 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
That's right...
Turned 21 that September 28. But my point remains valid-ish…
Listen to that WereWerth Howl!!!
by Nationalpastime9 on Jun 4, 2011 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
agreed, but it is also precedent for Harper skipping Potomac
which I think becomes more and more of a possibility the longer he stays in Hagerstown.
Aim for the head baby Jesus
Yep...
No point in going to Potomac if he has a half-season of Low-A ball under his belt. It’s a shame though, because Potomac is so close to my house, and Harrisburg is so far away…
Listen to that WereWerth Howl!!!
by Nationalpastime9 on Jun 4, 2011 5:27 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yea, I think this is also a reason why Harper may skip Potomac
not you obviously, but DC fans in general and the DC media. Potomac is not set up to handle the type of madhouse that Harper playing there would create.
Aim for the head baby Jesus
In case you missed it Slaten down with elbow issues...
Stammen up from Triple-A.
At dinner now, more shortly…
Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."
by Patrick Reddington on Jun 4, 2011 5:36 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
No real surprise there
There’s been suggestions an injury is at least partly to blame for Slaten’s abysmal performance, and Stammen’s been doing decently at Syracuse. However, it leaves Burnett as the only lefty in the ‘pen. (Of course, one could argue that there was only one lefthand pitcher in the pen before Slaton was DL’ed…)
Maybe Stammen can take some of Stairs’ PH duties, as well.
Brain: "Pinky, are you pondering what i'm pondering?"
Pinky: "Yes, but isn't a cucumber that small called a gherkin?"
I was there last night
and felt a little bit of a letdown when Harper didn’t start. He came in as a PH in the 9th, though, and stayed in the game. Municipal Stadium is a really characterful place.
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