The Phillies lose Bryce Harper to wrist inflammation:

“It’s been long enough,” Harper said when asked how long his wrist has been bothering him. “It’s got to the point where I can’t really function on a baseball field or anything like that. So, it’s a good time for me to take some time and get it right.”

Harper said he felt pain in the wrist during a large portion of last season, when he hit 30 homers while helping the Phillies win the NL East.

“It’s gotten progressively worse (this season),” Harper said. “I felt it early in the season, and I tried to play through it as long as I could.”

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Here’s another data point pointing to a down year caused by a nagging injury. I understand that major leaguers want to play through these injuries. I also suspect it’s almost always better to deal with them right away, although in Harper’s case the offseason didn’t seem to fix the problem. I wonder if this is related to his 2022 broken thumb.

While Harper’s production is down a bit for him, he’s still doing a great job of getting on base, that’s a talent difficult to replace.