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SF Giants prospects: LHP Kyle Harrison named PCL Pitcher of the Week

SF Giants top prospect Kyle Harrison won the latest Pitcher of the Week Award at the Pacific Coast League.
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SF Giants prospects: LHP Kyle Harrison named PCL Pitcher of the Week
SF Giants prospects: LHP Kyle Harrison named PCL Pitcher of the Week

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Homegrown SF Giants prospect Kyle Harrison (Giants #1 prospect) has added another award to his growing list of accolades. Earlier this week, he was selected the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week, receiving the selection for the second time this season. Harrison did not allow a run across 7.2 innings pitched (two starts) against the Oklahoma City Dodgers last week, striking out 14 while allowing just one hit. off two excellent starts against the Dodgers’ Triple-A affiliate. Harrison, who’s #1 in our prospect rankings, is MLB’s #15 prospect.

The 21-year-old emerged as a consensus top-50 prospect in the minor leagues last season after splitting his time between Eugene and Richmond. He tossed 113 innings for a 2.71 ERA with 186 strikeouts and only 49 walks between High-A and Double-A. This season, in 11 outings with the River Cats, he amassed 61 strikeouts against 31 walks while allowing 14 runs in 34.1 innings pitched.

The top prospect was drafted in the third round from De La Salle High School in Concord, California in the 2020 draft. His debut was delayed after MLB canceled the MiLB seasons due to COVID-19. In 2021, Harrison pitched Single-A for the San Jose Giants, and won the Low-A West Pitcher of the Year Award after leading the league in ERA (3.19) and strikeouts per nine innings (14.3).

Giants President of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi has noted that they expect Harrison to slowly make his way upward from a five inning/75 pitch limit in Sacramento to six inning/90 pitches over time. Rather than making quick jumps between these levels, they’ll have him repeat starts at each step in an attempt to mitigate injury risk, and keep him fresh. Nevertheless, the SF Giants have suggested that they expect him to make his MLB debut at some point this season.

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Natasha Welingkar
NATASHA WELINGKAR

Natasha Welingkar (she/her) is a creative marketer, writer, and lifelong Bay Area sports fan. Born to Indian immigrants, she has been obsessed with baseball since infancy, picking up on the sport through her parents' love of the SF Giants and the soothing sounds of Jon Miller on the radio.Natasha received a Bachelor's degree from Cal with a major in cognitive science and minor in journalism. In college, she covered breaking news, national politics, and lifestyle for The Tab’s Berkeley offshoot. She also led the campus’ official creative agency, an organization responsible for campus-wide design education as well as graphic design, photography, and web design work for student organizations.

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