Nationals outline to activate Bryce Harper on Monday after he missed final 40 games

(Brad Mills/USA Today Sports)NEW YORK — Barring a last-minute setback, the Washington Nationals going to activate Bryce Harper ahead of Monday's game in Philadelphia, according to people familiar by the situation. If Harper is, indeed, activated Monday, they going to have won which race, giving Harper a week's worth of at-bats & games before October. Dusty Baker refused Sunday to commit to Harper being activated, as is the Nationals' way. If they don't tell for sure which Harper going to return, they cannot be questioned if something changes & he doesn't. The Nationals can have sent him to West Palm Beach, Fla., where the Nationals' instructional league season begins Monday, where he can easiness back into low-pressure situations.

Flu-like Signs save Bryce Harper from returning to Washington Nationals' lineup

The celebration of Bryce Harper's return going to must wait at least another day. Baker said which the outline is to build Harper up such as they'd do it in Spring Training, by a gradually promote in workload across a few games. Dusty Baker talks Nationals' offense, OBP; RBIs, AVG w/ RISP + more... LINK: "Which is further important the chicken or the egg?" - Dusty Baker"It depends the method many moveable portions you have, the method easy your swing is. So we'll only must see."Will Harper be in the lineup on Tuesday? "There's a possibility," Baker said after the Nationals' 3-1 beat over the Phillies.

Nationals star Bryce Harper not in lineup because of 'flu such as symptoms'

As it stated in To the excitation of many & the decrease of the team, Harper going to make it back in plenty of time to contribute in the playoffs, however there's 1 further setback he has to overcome before which happens. He received curing on Monday, including getting some fluids from the Nationals' medicinal staff. In his absence, the Nationals have gone 25-16, which, as Jon Morosi reminds everybody, is a better record in the National League in which span. One further game (especially 1 versus the Phillies) may won't make any sort of difference for the team, seeing as it's indeed clinched everything it could possibly clinch. Hopefully he's better in the morning & going to re-join the team at long final during Tuesday's game.

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