The Next Ted Williams?

I’ve never really made an effort to watch prospects closely, especially other teams but one name stands out to me. Bryce Harper. Harper is 18 years old and should be a high school senior but instead as a junior went to college to play ball and now is in the minor league system of the Washington Nationals. While he is a very good defensive outfielder and average base runner one thing that stands out is his hitting. In college (at the age of 17 remember) he hit over .400 and in the minors hit over .300. My question is this, could he possibly be the next Ted Williams? Williams went to the San Diego Padres in his senior year and then played in Minnesota before going to the Red Sox in his very early 20’s. He went on to be the best hitter in baseball and the last man to hit .400. Could Bryce Harper be the one to break his record? I don’t know much about Harper as a person, all I know is that he hits the ball hard and isn’t fooled often at the plate. The thing about Williams was that he had his swing down to a science; he strove to be perfect at every possible opportunity and knew what worked and what doesn’t. Why do I ask if Harper could be the next Ted Williams? It’s because baseball has changed, it is no longer exciting; steroids took over and ruined baseball and left it for dead. For someone with the caliber of talent that Williams had, an “old style” baseball player, a kid who is simply good and doesn’t need PED’s to do it is just what baseball needs. To get someone who achieves fame as a hitter not because they can hit the ball out of the park but hit the ball consistently is what we need as fans, to see Teddy Ballgame back at the plate and see baseball the way it used to be. Is Bryce Harper the next Ted Williams, only time will tell but I have a hunch that he will be one of the best hitters of this era.