“And a funny thing happened today,” Johnson said. “They were talking Rendon, LaRoche, Lombardozzi, Espi, damn near everybody over there. I asked them, I said, ‘I didn’t hear one word about Harper? Is he there?’ They said, ‘He’s okay, he’s fine.’ They don’t want to make a comment. Because they like him. They don’t want to try to influence me in any manner.”Johnson’s point was, he thinks the coaches are worriEd Johnson will get too excited about putting Bryce Harper on the opening day roster. Johnson has been the most vocal Nationals advocate, giving Harper a shot to make the team, but he insisted he has not decided on his stance.“My mind’s not made up. I just want everybody to be [open-minded], including y’all and {Mike Rizzo]. Let’ see what we see.”
I’m sure if Bryce hits well in spring training games, Johnson will get plenty excited on his own
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