Monte Harrison

Monte Harrison

27-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Milwaukee Brewers AAA
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Harrison caught on with the Angels on a minor-league deal last April after the Marlins cut him loose. He got a brief cup of coffee in the majors with the Halos but spent most of the year at Triple-A Salt Lake and again had a tough time making contact. At this point, it's clear that's a skill that just isn't coming, and while Harrison is a terrific athlete, he hasn't done enough when he does make contact to make up for all the swings and misses. Harrison returned to the organization which drafted him when he inked a minors pact with the Brewers in January. He's still just 27 but will be well down the pecking order for playing time in the outfield. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year, minor-league contract with the Brewers in January of 2023.
Links on with Milwaukee
OFMilwaukee Brewers  AAA
January 30, 2023
Harrison agreed Monday with the Brewers on a minor-league contract and received an invitation to MLB spring training, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
ANALYSIS
It's a return to the Brewers' organization for Harrison, as he was drafted by Milwaukee in the second round of the 2014 MLB Draft. The 27-year-old had a brief run in the majors last year with the Angels and had short big-league stints with the Marlins in 2020 and 2021, compiling a .176/.253/.294 slash line with a 48.7 percent strikeout rate in 76 MLB plate appearances. Harrison will likely be organizational depth for the Brew Crew, and the bulk of his playing time should come with Triple-A Nashville.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
 
 
+8%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+133%
OPS vs RHP
2021
 
 
+55%
OPS vs RHP
2020
 
 
+32%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2020vs Left .499 36 3 1 1 1 .103 .257 .241
Since 2020vs Right .537 36 8 1 5 5 .200 .222 .314
2022vs Left .429 7 2 0 0 1 .000 .429 .000
2022vs Right 1.000 7 3 1 3 0 .286 .286 .714
2021vs Left .429 8 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286
2021vs Right .667 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333
2020vs Left .516 21 1 1 1 0 .111 .238 .278
2020vs Right .392 26 5 0 2 5 .160 .192 .200
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
 
 
+24%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+698%
OPS on Road
2021
 
 
-100%
OPS on Road
2020
 
 
+198%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2020Home .593 27 7 1 1 4 .167 .259 .333
Since 2020Away .477 45 4 1 5 2 .150 .227 .250
2022Home .167 6 2 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000
2022Away 1.333 8 3 1 3 1 .333 .500 .833
2021Home .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2021Away .500 11 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300
2020Home .707 21 5 1 1 4 .211 .286 .421
2020Away .237 26 1 0 2 1 .083 .154 .083
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Stat Review
How does Monte Harrison 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.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.25
 
BB Rate
14.3%
 
K Rate
57.1%
 
BABIP
.500
 
ISO
.273
 
AVG
.182
 
OBP
.357
 
SLG
.455
 
OPS
.812
 
wOBA
.364
 
Exit Velocity
103.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
66.7%
 
Barrels/PA
7.1%
 
Expected BA
.121
 
Expected SLG
.272
 
Sprint Speed
 
Ground Ball %
66.7%
 
Line Drive %
0.0%
 
Fly Ball %
33.3%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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From a raw-skills perspective, Harrison has the look of a future fantasy force, as he possesses both impressive power and speed (his 28.8 ft/s sprint speed ranked in the 94th percentile among major-leaguers in 2020). However, the 2014 second-round draft pick was completely overmatched in his first taste of the big leagues last season, striking out in 51% of his plate appearances. The huge strikeout numbers have been a problem throughout Harrison's time as a professional -- he whiffed 215 times in 2018 and has a career 30.8 K% in the minors -- shedding light upon his biggest obstacle to becoming a successful major-leaguer. Harrison knows how to use his wheels (84.1 percent success rate on 164 stolen-base attempts in the minors) and his bat speed and outfield arm are both considerable weapons, but at age 25 he's running out of time to fix the holes in his swing. He'll likely open next season in Triple-A.
The most impressive aspect of Harrison's season was that he cut his strikeout rate from 36.9% at Double-A in 2018 to 29.9% at Triple-A while upping his walk rate from 7.5% to 10.2%. Making contact and getting on base at passable rates will be what makes or breaks Harrison's career. An elite athlete, Harrison has plus speed and huge raw power, so he just needs to hit enough for his loud tools to play. Wrist and hamstring injuries limited him to 56 games in the Pacific Coast League, and he posted his worst groundball rate (53.5 GB%) above Low-A -- a byproduct of him improving his approach. Given the longstanding concerns about Harrison's hit tool, it's an achievement for him to be on track to make his MLB debut in his age-24 season. We still don't know if he will hit enough against big-league pitching to be a regular, but if he does, he will have 30/30 upside.
One of the top prospects the Marlins received from the Brewers in exchange for Christian Yelich last winter, Harrison took a step backward in his first year with Miami following his breakout campaign in 2017. The 23-year-old hit just .240/.316/.399 across 136 games in his first taste of Double-A, striking out a whopping 215 times (36%). Harrison reworked his swing during spring training, which could have contributed to some of his struggles, and it's worth noting that he looked more comfortable against fellow prospects in the Arizona Fall League. The outfielder possesses an impressive power/speed combo, as evidenced by his 19 homers and 28 stolen bases at Double-A in 2018, though there's still skepticism surrounding his ability to make enough contact against big-league pitching for those skills to shine through. Harrison could get a look with the big club at some point in 2019, depending on how he adjusts to upper-level pitching.
After several subpar years as a pro things finally came together for Harrison in 2017 in his age-20 season, as he posted an .832 OPS while totaling 21 home runs and 27 stolen bases across the Low-A and High-A levels. That earned him a trip to the Arizona Fall League, and he more than held his own against his fellow top prospects, finishing with a .937 OPS. Questions remain about Harrison's ability to hit for average, but he made significant strides in the power department and converted 87 percent of his stolen-base attempts a year ago. With the stats to match his 20-20 potential from the center field position, expect to see Harrison much higher on prospect lists than he was just a year ago. He will ply his trades for a new organization in 2018 after being acquired from the Brewers in the trade that sent Christian Yelich to Milwaukee.
Injuries have kept Harrison's professional career from launching. He was limited to just 74 games in 2015 by an ankle injury, and in 2016 a wrist injury kept him to just 80 games, 75 of which came with Low-A Wisconsin. He never got settled in last season, as he finished with a brutal .221/.294/.337 batting line. He struck out in a Ryan Howard-esque 32.6 percent of plate appearances, without providing any notable power or plate discipline. Harrison is just 21 years old, full of tools and has a projectable frame at 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds, but he's going to need to show some results sooner rather than later. The first step will be to stay injury-free and get the consistent playing time he needs to improve.
After a strong year in the Arizona League, Harrison struggled in his first season with Low-A Wisconsin. His .246 OBP and .247 SLG even prompted a demotion to rookie-level Helena. He was able to tear up the Pioneer League to the tune of a .884 OPS, but unfortunately Harrison had to call it a season after breaking his ankle in July. While a leg injury to a speed threat is never a good thing, the 20-year-old should be fully recovered by spring training and ready to go for 2016. If he can build off of his rookie-level numbers, Harrison can still regain his top-prospect status. Most likely, he will begin that effort with a return to the Midwest League at Low-A Wisconsin in April.
The Brewers selected Harrison despite a strong commitment to play football collegiately at Nebraska, but they ended up convincing him to play baseball instead, and may have gotten a steal with the 50th pick of the draft. In 50 games with the Brewers’ Rookie League team in Arizona, Harrison posted an impressive .402 OBP, and was an ultra-efficient 32-of-34 on stolen base attempts. He is a few years away from being an option for the Brewers, but he is on his way to playing center field for them at some point down the road.
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Clears waivers, sent to Salt Lake
OFLos Angeles Angels  AAA
July 18, 2022
Harrison cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Salt Lake on Monday.
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Designated for assignment
OFLos Angeles Angels  AAA
July 13, 2022
Harrison was designated for assignment by the Angels on Wednesday.
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Blasts first homer of 2022
OFLos Angeles Angels  AAA
July 10, 2022
Harrison went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and a strikeout during Sunday's 9-5 loss to the Orioles.
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Joining big-league club
OFLos Angeles Angels  AAA
June 24, 2022
Harrison had his contract selected by the Angels on Friday.
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Joins Halos on MiLB deal
OFLos Angeles Angels  AAA
April 5, 2022
Harrison signed a minor-league contract with the Angels on Monday.
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