Bryce Harper, who became an internet celebrity by showing off his culinary skills in the offseason, is now returning to his job and focusing on what a baseball player should do. When asked by head coach Rob Thomson about adjusting the order of his batting with Kyle Schwarber, Harper said he had no problem with all but the first bat.

In 2024, the Phillies rank 7th in the major leagues in terms of home runs, in addition to being in the top 5 in the major leagues in terms of points, hits, RBIs, batting percentage, batting percentage, batting percentage, and attack index. There's no need for a major overhaul, but the Phillies still have room for improvement in order to compete with the Warriors this year with the Mets in the same division and the return of star Ronald Acuna Jr.

As a result, Rob Thomson wanted to start with a tweak, and the current idea was to have Harper, who had a great long shot but had a high strikeout rate, hit the 4th bat, and Harper, who was originally the 3rd bat, to the 2nd bat.

In response, Harper said: "I haven't talked to the coach about it yet. Of course, I've always been a 3rd batter, whether they let me play the 2nd or 4th, I've played it before. I want to win, so I don't mind such a schedule. I wish I could have had more shots, but I don't want to hit the first bat. ”

Talking about his 28.5% batting average, 37.3% on-base percentage, 52.5% batting percentage, and 0.898 attack index in 2024, ranking 10th among the top 100 stars by major leagues, Harper thinks he can do better.

"I wish my OPS (Attack Index) was a little higher. If my OPS and base rate improve, the team will be in a better position. If I can improve on those two numbers, we can do well. ”

"If everybody can do their job, everything will be fine. When you're too obsessed with improving your personal performance, you get into trouble. If we can understand the characteristics of the team and the individual, I think we can achieve the goal. ”