Washington Nationals phenom Bryce Harper will not be participating in the All-Star Game this year. He had the opportunity to be voted in by the fans for the final roster spot, but the fans voted in David Freese instead. It is a good thing that Bryce Harper wasn't voted onto the All-Star team because he didn't deserve to be considered an All-Star. Bryce Harper is a good young player who will be a star in the MLB someday, but this season he is only putting up average stats.
Through 60 games this season, Harper has an average of .283 with eight home runs, 25 RBI's, and an on-base percentage of .355. Matt Holliday, who is having a great, All-Star caliber season, didn't even make the team, and he is batting .318 with 14 home runs, 56 RBI's, and an on-base percentage of .397. Michael Bourn also didn't make the team and he is also having a great season. He is batting .307 with 7 home runs, 32 RBI's, an on-base percentage of .360, and he has 23 stolen bases, which is second best in the National League. Even though Holliday and Bourn have played in around 20 more games than Harper they still have had better and more productive seasons. Both these players are huge reasons for their teams success, and if they didn't make the N.L. All-Star roster, Bryce Harper definitely didn't deserve to make the team. It would have been very fun and exciting to see Harper in the All-Star Game, but there were other veteran players who deserved to be on the N.L. All-Star team before him.
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