The Yakker

Baseball's answer to Lebron James

Leading up to the 2009 MLB draft the hype was building surrounding San Diego State hurler Stephen Strasburg. By the time the draft rolled around, it seems almost as though Strasburg would arrive in the Nationals clubhouse and turn sunflower seeds into bread and Gatorade into wine. The hype has begun much earlier for the guy who most experts have as the top pick in the 2010 draft, high school phenom Bryce Harper.

The impressive youngster has the leading role in one of those fables, one in which he reportedly hit a home run 570 feet.

The fine folks at Fan Graphs have a pretty throrough scouting report on Harper and I believe you’ll see someone in your deep keeper fantasy leagues draft him next spring.