Bryce Harper or Aaron Judge

[Filthy Dangles]

Ignoring contracts, which Right Fielder would you rather have for the next 5-10 years.

Had an interesting debate with someone over this. There's obviously arguments for both players. Harper has 7 years body work vs 2 for Judge, while being half a year younger.

Outside of Harper's 2015 season, you could argue Judge's 2 seasons are better than any of Harper's other season. The advanced metrics like Judge more since he came into the league but most of that is due to defense, and imo defensive analytics are pretty wonky.

I still feel like Harper has more upside and a higher ceiling. As a Yankee fan I wouldn't trade Judge for Harper (even ignoring contracts) but if I feel like if I was building a team from scratch I'd take Bryce.

What do you think?

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[Quid Pro Clowe]

I'd take Harper simply because he's been elite since he was a teen. He has that superstar type of performance/attrition that is rare.

If we're basing it simply on the last 2 years, I'm taking Judge without a doubt.

 

[Voight]

I'd take Harper simply because he's been elite since he was a teen. He has that superstar type of performance/attrition that is rare.

If we're basing it simply on the last 2 years, I'm taking Judge without a doubt.

Harper has been a 3 or 4 win player his entire career except for his peak MVP season. Judge was worth 8 fWAR his rookie year, and then 5 his sophomore season (missing 1/3 of the season).

Harpers been hyped up as elite since he was a teen and garnered a ton of hype leading up to his draft + debut, is also the most marketable player but in terms of what was projected/expected and what we got, its been iffy.

 

[tony d]

Both are solid players but give me Judge here.

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

Judge for the next 5 years, Harper after.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Judge, Harper is one of the most over hyped players in sports relative to actual performance

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Red Sox fan saying Judge, easily.

kills me that the Yankees have an elite slugger/player for the next 15+ years...but the years of Judge vs Mookie will be entertaining

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Harper has been a 3 or 4 win player his entire career except for his peak MVP season. Judge was worth 8 fWAR his rookie year, and then 5 his sophomore season (missing 1/3 of the season).

Harpers been hyped up as elite since he was a teen and garnered a ton of hype leading up to his draft + debut, is also the most marketable player but in terms of what was projected/expected and what we got, its been iffy.

Harper has superstar build and attrition meaning he was mlb ready from 18 and likely will be until he's around 40. Judge didn't get a full time shot until he was 25.

I would take Judge over the next handful of years, easily. But I believe Harper has the better chance to age gracefully. If that makes sense.

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

kills me that the Yankees have an elite slugger/player for the next 15+ years...

He'll be 41 in 15 years and really tall position players typically decline fast and early.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Red Sox fan saying Judge, easily.

kills me that the Yankees have an elite slugger/player for the next 15+ years...but the years of Judge vs Mookie will be entertaining

It's Judge, but lets not act like he's going to be anything special in mid/late 30s.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

It's Judge, but lets not act like he's going to be anything special in mid/late 30s.

idk, to me he seems like the prototype for the guy that can go to DH the 2nd half of his career and produce for a long time

 

[Voight]

Harper has superstar build and attrition meaning he was mlb ready from 18 and likely will be until he's around 40. Judge didn't get a full time shot until he was 25.

I would take Judge over the next handful of years, easily. But I believe Harper has the better chance to age gracefully. If that makes sense.

Thats a fair point -- he was trained to be a professional baseball player from a young age so there is a very good chance his body will last longer.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Thats a fair point -- he was trained to be a professional baseball player from a young age so there is a very good chance his body will last longer.

Yep. He was prepared for it while Judge literally came out of nowhere. There ain't shit in Linden California.

 

[le_sean]

Judge. Offensively it’s a wash, and he isn’t a detriment to his team defensively.

 

[Connorrhea]

Judge's big body will wear down once he crosses 30 and he will likely be a 1st baseball or DH soon as he's already had a few injuries that will affect him in the future. Offensively they are probably gonna be close except for home runs but Harper will have a better, longer career and he's left handed so in his final years he could still be valuable off the bench.

 

[Oscar Acosta]

Judge's big body will wear down once he crosses 30 and he will likely be a 1st baseball or DH soon as he's already had a few injuries that will affect him in the future. Offensively they are probably gonna be close except for home runs but Harper will have a better, longer career and he's left handed so in his final years he could still be valuable off the bench.

Except the fact Judge's injury was just a broken wrist and he's already back hitting with harder balls hit and HRs than he did at the tail end of last year in spring training when he could be taking it easy.

Harper isn't the hitter Judge is, doesn't get the always 3-2 counts and his fielding is suspect vs Aaron Judge. I'd reckon Harper is a better 1B candidate at any point in the next 13 years than Judge is. Also with the rise of the slider in MLB and more RHP vs. a left handed hitter in Harper is going to have a hard time getting his bat ahead of that. Harper 14% vs. Judge at 23%.

2019 projections already have him statistically in the field of Ji-Man Choi and Josh Donaldson. Aaron Judge is #2 on FanGraphs behind Mookie Betts. Harper is in the 50-60 range.

It's not close. We will see what happens but to compare him to one of the best players in baseball is delusional. Reminds me of the Auston Matthews vs. Connor McDavid thing.

 

[John Price]

Harper is insanely overrated

Judge by a long shot

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Harper is insanely overrated

Judge by a long shot

Going by your post and the one above it it's actually the exact opposite.

 

[John Price]

Going by your post and the one above it it's actually the exact opposite.

he is overrated

 

[Filthy Dangles]

he is overrated

you're only saying that cuz he signed with a division rival and not your nats

 

[John Price]

you're only saying that cuz he signed with a division rival and not your nats

 

[CHGoalie27]

I think Aaron Judge is my first overall pick in baseball. Everything about him is top notch and just getting started.

 

[Oscar Acosta]

I think Aaron Judge is my first overall pick in baseball. Everything about him is top notch and just getting started.

Agreed. Well I'd have to take Mike Trout ahead of him but in the realm of the rest of the mortals, Judge all the way, guy has Cooperstown written all over him and it's just begun.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Agreed. Well I'd have to take Mike Trout ahead of him but in the realm of the rest of the mortals, Judge all the way, guy has Cooperstown written all over him and it's just begun.

Late start to his career. He’ll have to keep up his elite play for a long time in order to get to Cooperstown.

I mean any player needs to keep up their elite play in order to get in but Judge doesn’t have the luxury of time when it comes to down years or not being productive late in his career

 

[Say Hey Kid]

I agree with the 81.3%. In the 3 years Judge has been in the league, Aaron easily. Harper has a 3 year bWar of 7.5, Judge has a 13.2, and Machado is 10th with a 16.1.