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Follow the Prospects: KJ Harrison, 1B
« Topic Start: December 21, 2019, 10:23:10 AM »
Full Name: Kainoa John Harrison
Age: 23 (August 11, 1996)
Birthplace: Kailua, HI
Bats/Throws: R/R Ht: 6' 0" Wt: 208
Draft: Round 3 (2017, MIL)
School: Oregon State

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First baseman -- KJ Harrison, Hagerstown (16 games), Potomac (101 games): Improved plate discipline helped the 2017 third-round pick finish in the system's top 10 for homers (13), RBIs (63) extra-base hits (43) and walks (59) . Harrison dominated the South Atlantic League for a month with a .404/.485/.649 slash line and a 15.2 percent strikeout rate before his output normalized with Potomac -- a .244/.344/401 slash line and 23.7 percent strikeout rate in 457 at-bats. Still, the 23-year-old's 12.3 percent walk rate for the P-Nats was his best at any level, and his combined wRC+ of 134 ranked fourth among Washington's non-complex hitters.

"He's got a very strong body," Scialabba said. "He's still learning himself as a hitter. He works gaps, both right-center and left-center. He's someone who tries to stay through the baseball and he's starting to show the ability to be more consistent this year."

.244 / .344 / .401 with 11HRs in 414 ABs with Potomac in 2019

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Re: Follow the Prospects: KJ Harrison, 1B
« Reply #1: March 13, 2021, 10:37:10 AM »
Assigned to Rochester for 2021

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Re: Follow the Prospects: KJ Harrison, 1B
« Reply #2: March 14, 2021, 05:05:40 PM »
Assigned to Rochester for 2021
hmmmm . . .  Isn't Mendoza going to be at Rochester?

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Re: Follow the Prospects: KJ Harrison, 1B
« Reply #3: March 15, 2021, 09:31:33 PM »
hmmmm . . .  Isn't Mendoza going to be at Rochester?

They'll have a DH in around half the games, which helps with getting ABs for those guys.

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Re: Follow the Prospects: KJ Harrison, 1B
« Reply #4: March 16, 2021, 01:20:42 PM »
I'm hyped for Chris Marrero Matt Skole Jose Marmolejos Drew Ward Mendoza and Harrison

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Re: Follow the Prospects: KJ Harrison, 1B
« Reply #5: March 16, 2021, 06:04:00 PM »
Chris Marrero .... what a call back

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Re: Follow the Prospects: KJ Harrison, 1B
« Reply #6: March 18, 2021, 09:59:20 AM »
Being a 1B prospect in the Nationals system is a death sentence for any otherwise promising young talent.

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Re: Follow the Prospects: KJ Harrison, 1B
« Reply #7: March 18, 2021, 12:13:54 PM »
Being a 1B prospect in the Nationals system is a death sentence for any otherwise promising young talent.

Remember when José Marmolejos-Diaz was a two-time Nationals minor league player of the year?

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Re: Follow the Prospects: KJ Harrison, 1B
« Reply #8: March 24, 2021, 08:28:20 PM »
Marmolejos didn't have a terrible year with Seattle last year.

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Re: Follow the Prospects: KJ Harrison, 1B
« Reply #9: July 14, 2021, 02:06:18 PM »
May be turning into an option, but you never see him on any top prospect list -- 24 years old right now - .282/.326/.492 6 HR and 8 2B in 132 PA. 7 BB with 44 SO.

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Re: Follow the Prospects: KJ Harrison, 1B
« Reply #10: June 22, 2022, 04:11:51 PM »
Released after posting .204   .276   .336 this year at Harrisburg