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Stock Watch: Harper’s patience paying off

Each week this season, we’ll take the temperature of the Nationals roster to see whose stock is rising or falling. 

Record: 5-1

Team slash: .266/.354/.432

Team ERA:  2.43

Runs per game: 5.16

STOCK UP

Bryce Harper, OF: .353 AVG/ 2 HR/ 6 RBI

Harper’s early season power display is nothing we haven’t already seen. But this year, he’s incorporated a new element to his approach: More patience. Believe it or not, the 22-year-old right fielder has the highest on-base percentage of those in the everyday Nats lineup at .