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Harrison struggled in his first full MLB season, as he posted a 4.56 ERA in 24 starts and 124.1 innings. His strikeout rate settled below league average at 22.2 percent, and he struggled with contact management, as he allowed a 44.1 percent hard-hit rate and 10.1 percent barrel rate. Harrison is just a year removed from being one of the best pitching prospects in baseball, who posted a strikeout rate in the mid-30s in his climb through the minors. A huge leap forward is not out of the question, but the early signals do reflect the frontline starter he projected to be during his prospect days.
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Giants optioned RHP Kyle Harrison to Triple-A Sacramento.
Harrison’s exit from San Francisco’s fifth-starter race leaves Hayden Birdsong and Landen Roupp, both of whom have been exceptional this spring, as the finalists. The 23-year-old former top prospect struggled this spring in Cactus League appearances, allowing eight runs on 13 hits with a 9/1 K/BB ratio across 6 2/3 innings.
Kyle Harrison was lit up for five runs over 1 2/3 innings on Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.
Yikes. Harrison was tagged for a whopping seven hits, including a gargantuan three-run homer by Gabriel Moreno. He struck out two and walked one batter. He averaged just 91.2 mph on his four-seam fastball and topped out at only 92.3 mph in this one. Not great. The 23-year-old former top pitching prospect entered spring training as the heavy favorite to lock down the final spot in San Francisco’s season-opening rotation. His ongoing struggles might open the door for someone like Hayden Birdsong or Landen Roupp, who have looked good this spring, to break camp in the majors.
Kyle Harrison will have to compete to keep his spot in the Giants rotation, manager Bob Melvin said Wednesday.
Harrison had a 4.56 ERA over 24 starts in his first full season. Alternatives for the fifth spot include Hayden Birdsong, Keaton Winn, Tristan Beck, Joey Lucchesi and Mason Black. Of course, there might end up being more than one spot available, considering that Jordan Hicks, Justin Verlander and Robbie Ray are hardly sure things to finish the spring healthy.
Kyle Harrison’s MRI showed only mild shoulder inflammation, according to the Giants, and he’ll be reevaluated after a week of no throwing.
It sounds like this is something he could potentially make a quick return from, but it’s more likely that the Giants will wind up shutting him down. The 23-year-old was placed on the IL on Friday after going 7-7 with a 4.56 ERA in 24 starts.
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