Ben Harris Stats & Scouting Report

IP	45.2
ERA	4.93
WHIP	1.64
BB/9	7.49
SO/9	12.02

Full name Benjamin James Harris
Born 02/22/2000 in Alpharetta, GA
Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 195 / Bats: L / Throws: L
School Georgia
Drafted in the 8th round (252nd overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2021 (signed for $197,500).

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Harris attended Virginia in 2019 and appeared in just one game as a pitcher compared to six games as a hitter before transferring to Georgia after the season. He had to sit out during the shortened 2020 season, but this spring became an extremely reliable bullpen arm for the Bulldogs, eventually moving into the closer role. Harris posted a 2.33 ERA over 38.2 innings of work, with 66 strikeouts (15.4 K/9) and 28 walks (6.5 BB/9), while limiting opposing hitters to a .125 average. His fastball sits in the low 90s and touches 95 mph but has close to elite spin characteristics, with exceptional riding life that analytics departments should love. His fastball whiff rate stacks up with some of the more elite pitchers in the country and he gets plenty of swings and misses up in the zone. Harris also throws a slow 12-to-6 curveball. While his walk rate was well below-average this spring, scouts noted that he showed improvement in his control as the season progressed when he stopped nibbling around the zone.

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Harris attended Virginia in 2019 and appeared in just one game as a pitcher compared to six games as a hitter before transferring to Georgia after the season. He had to sit out during the shortened 2020 season, but this spring became an extremely reliable bullpen arm for the Bulldogs, eventually moving into the closer role. Harris posted a 2.33 ERA over 38.2 innings of work, with 66 strikeouts (15.4 K/9) and 28 walks (6.5 BB/9), while limiting opposing hitters to a .125 average. His fastball sits in the low 90s and touches 95 mph but has close to elite spin characteristics, with exceptional riding life that analytics departments should love. His fastball whiff rate stacks up with some of the more elite pitchers in the country and he gets plenty of swings and misses up in the zone. Harris also throws a slow 12-to-6 curveball. While his walk rate was well below-average this spring, scouts noted that he showed improvement in his control as the season progressed when he stopped nibbling around the zone.
A participant in the 2017 Under Armour All-America Game, Harris is an impressive two-way player with three pitches that have a chance to be average or slightly above-average and a strong lefthanded bat. A Virginia commit, Harris has a chance to follow in the shoes of Adam Haseley and impact the Cavaliers as a middle-of-the-order hitter and on the mound. When on the rubber, Harris has been up to 91-92 mph and throws from a clean, repeatable, high three-quarter slot. He sat mostly in the upper 80s and low 90s with his fastball over the summer, but this spring was frequently in the mid-80s. In addition to his fastball, Harris throws a mid-70s, 12-to-6 curveball and a low-80s changeup. He has solid feel for both pitches and gets on top of his breaking ball consistently.