Michael Harris
23-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.000
HR
0
RBI
0
R
0
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Some may write off Harris's 2023 struggles as a prototypical sophomore slump, but it is not that easy. Harris was being taken as early as the end of the second round last winter but finished the season just inside the top 100 overall and just inside the top 70 for hitters based on our final earned auction values. Harris got injured early in the season and he took awhile to shake off the rust to resume his production. He did perform better against lefties than he did as a rookie, but what ultimately limited his 2023 production was hitting 9th in 88 of the 138 games he played. It is incredibly tough for a high round draft pick to max out their production out of the bottom of the lineup. On another team, Harris is likely hitting high in the lineup most days but Atlanta has more traffic on its depth chart than it does on its local highways. It would take an injury to someone else to get Harris into the top half of the lineup, so do not go back to the second or third round well. Read Past Outlooks
Keeps raking Thursday
Harris went 1-for-2 with a walk and a solo home run in Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Red Sox.
ANALYSIS
The 23-year-old center fielder took Tanner Houck deep in the fifth inning, giving Harris his third homer of the spring in seven games. He's batting .444 (8-for-18) with a double and a steal in addition to his long balls, and while Atlanta seems confident Ronald Acuna (knee) will be ready for Opening Day, if he's forced to miss any time, Harris could find himself hitting leadoff rather than ninth to begin the campaign.
The 23-year-old center fielder took Tanner Houck deep in the fifth inning, giving Harris his third homer of the spring in seven games. He's batting .444 (8-for-18) with a double and a steal in addition to his long balls, and while Atlanta seems confident Ronald Acuna (knee) will be ready for Opening Day, if he's forced to miss any time, Harris could find himself hitting leadoff rather than ninth to begin the campaign.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+20%
OPS vs RHP
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .725 | 274 | 7 | 33 | .270 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .869 | 706 | 30 | 88 | .305 | ||||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023vs Left | .797 | 139 | 5 | 16 | .301 | ||||
2023vs Right | .812 | 400 | 13 | 41 | .290 | ||||
2022vs Left | .649 | 135 | 2 | 17 | .238 | ||||
2022vs Right | .943 | 306 | 17 | 47 | .323 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+12%
OPS on Road
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .777 | 444 | 11 | 49 | .289 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .871 | 536 | 26 | 72 | .299 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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2023Home | .824 | 244 | 7 | 28 | .303 | ||||
2023Away | .795 | 295 | 11 | 29 | .285 | ||||
2022Home | .721 | 200 | 4 | 21 | .274 | ||||
2022Away | .965 | 241 | 15 | 43 | .317 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Michael Harris compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.25BB Rate
4.6%K Rate
18.7%BABIP
.334ISO
.184AVG
.293OBP
.331SLG
.477OPS
.808wOBA
.351Exit Velocity
90.9 mphHard Hit Rate
36.6%Barrels/PA
7.6%Expected BA
.304Expected SLG
.490Sprint Speed
23.3 ft/secGround Ball %
47.2%Line Drive %
22.2%Fly Ball %
30.6%Prospect Rankings History
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Harris is hitting 15-for-27 across his past seven games. For the month of June thus far, Harris is slashing .383/.397/.650 with four home runs through 63 plate appearances.
ANALYSIS
The reigning Rookie of the Year is hitting at a blistering pace after battling back and knee injuries throughout April and early May. His expected slash of .258/.326/.435 points to sustainable and incrementally improving performance moving forward.
The reigning Rookie of the Year is hitting at a blistering pace after battling back and knee injuries throughout April and early May. His expected slash of .258/.326/.435 points to sustainable and incrementally improving performance moving forward.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
Harris did not come out of nowhere, but no one expected him to reach the majors so soon, let alone win NL Rookie of the Year. He was slashing .305/.372/.506 with Double-A Mississippi when he received the call in late May. Harris started out slow, but the Braves' patience paid off. His 24.3 percent strikeout rate and 4.8 percent walk rate suggest Harris still has work to do, but a 75th percentile hard hit rate paired with 95th percentile spring speed and a 95.2 fly ball average exit velocity is the blueprint for a five-category cornerstone. Harris' platoon splits are a slight concern, as he posted a .943 OPS against righties and a .649 mark facing southpaws. Just 22-years-old, Harris can surely narrow the gap, but in the short term, he may hit low in the order with a lefty on the hill. It's risky investing top-tier draft capital in a still unproven player, but the indicators point toward him being a perennial first round/$40 player.
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Homers to kick off spring
Harris went 2-for-3 with a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Rays.
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Slides to ninth in order
Harris will start in center field and bat ninth Monday in Game 2 of the NLDS versus the Phillies.
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Sitting Friday
Harris isn't starting Friday against the Nationals, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Homers twice in twin bill
Harris went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Phillies in the second game of a doubleheader.
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Hit streak reaches double digits
Harris went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over the Cardinals.
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