Drew Harrington Stats & Scouting Report

Full name Andrew Mitchell Harrington
Born 03/30/1995 in Princeton, KY
Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 225 / Bats: R / Throws: L
School Louisville
Drafted in the 3rd round (80th overall) by the Atlanta Braves in 2016 (signed for $900,000).

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Voted the ACC Pitcher of the Year in 2016, Harrington is a prime example of the well-rounded, successful college pitcher who knows how to pitch with average stuff. Harrington posted a barely visible 0.29 ERA as a reliever as a sophomore and was a model of consistency again as a junior. As the Cardinals' Saturday starter, Harrington made it out of the fifth inning in each of his 14 regular season starts and allowed two or fewer earned runs in 12 of those 14 outings. Harrington succeeds with a two-pitch approach. He'll pitch at 88-91 mph, touching a few 92s and 93s early in the game. His fastball earns average grades because there's some deception and late life down in the zone. This year he's shown the ability to work inside and out with it. He pairs the fastball with an average slider that he can also throw both for strikes and as a chase offering. His changeup is well below-average, but he doesn't throw it very often. Pro teams could develop Harrington as a back-end starter with size (6-foot-2, 229 pounds) and durability, but his two-pitch fastball/slider combo could play up as a lefty reliever throwing in shorter stints.

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Harrington worked primarily in relief during his first two seasons at Louisville before moving to the rotation as a junior in 2016 and emerging as the Atlantic Coast Conference's pitcher of the year after going 12-2, 1.95 overall and 8-0, 1.33 in conference play. Drafted 80th overall, Harrington has off-the-charts makeup, work ethic and intelligence to go with a solid-average skill set that has some within the Braves organization believing he could become a Dallas Keuchel-type of hurler at higher levels. Harrington works off an 89-91 mph fastball that touches 93 and an average slider. He has above-average command of both pitches and hides the ball well to create deception. Harrington works both sides of the plate with his fastball and generates late life. He sets up hitters and gets them to chase his slider out of the zone. His long-term role will be determined in large part by the development of his below-average changeup, a pitch he rarely threw in college. Harrington made progress with the depth of the pitch during his pro debut, but he could become a lefty reliever in the big leagues if his third offering does not continue to improve. Spring training will determine which Class A level he joins to open 2017.

Voted the ACC Pitcher of the Year in 2016, Harrington is a prime example of the well-rounded, successful college pitcher who knows how to pitch with average stuff. Harrington posted a barely visible 0.29 ERA as a reliever as a sophomore and was a model of consistency again as a junior. As the Cardinals' Saturday starter, Harrington made it out of the fifth inning in each of his 14 regular season starts and allowed two or fewer earned runs in 12 of those 14 outings. Harrington succeeds with a two-pitch approach. He'll pitch at 88-91 mph, touching a few 92s and 93s early in the game. His fastball earns average grades because there's some deception and late life down in the zone. This year he's shown the ability to work inside and out with it. He pairs the fastball with an average slider that he can also throw both for strikes and as a chase offering. His changeup is well below-average, but he doesn't throw it very often. Pro teams could develop Harrington as a back-end starter with size (6-foot-2, 229 pounds) and durability, but his two-pitch fastball/slider combo could play up as a lefty reliever throwing in shorter stints.