John Middleton made a massive investment in Bryce Harper, Zack Wheeler, and Kyle Schwarber. inkstainedretch writes about how they paid off in a big way against the Padres.
SAN DIEGO — In the past three years, John Middleton committed more than half a billion dollars to three players. He signed them to lead his lineup, to lead his pitching staff, and to lead his clubhouse.of the National League Championship Series. Almost everything that mattered came from the big-ticket players.Kyle Schwarber, the $79 million leadoff hitter, launched a 488-foot, 119.7-mph missile into the second deck of Petco Park in the sixth inning. Minstrels sing of such feats.
And Bryce Harper, the $330 million reigning MVP, started it all off with a 104 mph, opposite-field slicer off Yu Darvish that gave Wheeler the lead in the fourth. Harper’s 1.411 OPS, four homers, and 11 hits leads all postseason hitters, and his .407 average ranks second. He’s been money, man. Even Nick Castellanos, the $100 million luxury hitter and the last big-ticket item of the rebuild, contributed in Harper’s absence. He hit .295, 53 points above his average before Harper got hurt.Wheeler’s fastball averaged just under 96 mph this season. It set at just under 98 mph Tuesday night. After a walk to Juan Soto, he retired 12 straight batters before Wil Myers got the only hit off him. He then retired the next eight in a row.Harper actually hit a ball harder than his homer.
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