Harper last earned that recognition in April of last season, part of an explosive first month many forgot when his production dipped at the start of May. The 24-year-old is off to another strong start with a league-leading.400 batting average and 1.340 OPS. This week, Harper turned in a two-homer game, including a grand slam, and reached base in 18 of his 27 plate appearances — a .667 on-base percentage that qualifies as pretty good.