Whit Merrifield, a three-time All-Star who knows what it’s like to change positions, talked about Bryce Harper’s move to first base for the Philadelphia Phillies.
When the Phillies signed him, they were going to be without Brandon Marsh for most of spring training due to injury. Marsh was able to return for Opening Day, but they knew Merrifield could help them at other areas.
That’s fewer than the 76 career games Harper has played there and he’s only been at first base since midway through last season.“I'm not just saying that because he's my teammate he's really, really good over there,” he said. So, some of it was necessity. But Harper took to the position. Merrifield can see it in the two months he’s played alongside him.
His transition has been impressive. Last year in 36 games he was charged with just one error. This season with 38 games at first base he hasn’t been charged with an error.
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