THOMAS HARLAN
LEFT HANDED PITCHER
Born: March 7, 1990
Height: 6’6″
Weight: 215
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Drafted: 13th Round, 406th Overall, 2012
How Acquired: Draft
College: Fresno State University
Agent: N/A

WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES
Harlan had a good 2012 season for Fresno but doesn’t appear to have dominant stuff.  His fastball reaches 90, but is more likely to be in the mid-90s, and he throws a sweeping curve from a 3/4 angle.  He hasn’t been drafted previously.  As a senior he signed quickly.

2012
A-:  2-6-0, 5.19 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, 34.2 IP, 2.9 BB/9, 8.6 K/9

Harlan struggled pitching out of the State College bullpen.  He had good walk and K rates, and also had a high groundball rate, but none of that stopped opponents from batting .306 against him.  Left-handed batters hit .372, so moving forward as a left-handed specialist probably isn’t in the cards.

Harlan will probably serve as a low-level organizational pitcher.  He could appear anywhere in class A or back in the New York-Penn League in 2013.
STATS
Baseball Reference–Minors
Fangraphs
MiLB.com
NCAA
W-L-Sv
G
GS
IP
H
HR
BB
K
WHIP
OAVG
ERA
2009 2-0-1 21 0 16.2 19 0 13 15 1.92 .288 7.02
2010 0-0-1 29 1 26.1 31 3 11 25 1.59 .290 6.84
2011 5-3-1 19 12 63.1 77 7 16 45 1.47 3.84
2012 7-7-1 20 15 102.1 100 3 14 83 1.11 2.73
CONTRACT INFORMATION
2013: Minor league contract.
PLAYER INFORMATION
Signing Bonus: N/A
MiLB Debut: 2012
MLB Debut:
MiLB FA Eligible: 2018
MLB FA Eligible:
Rule 5 Eligible: 2015
Added to 40-Man:
Options Remaining: 3
MLB Service Time: 0.000
TRANSACTIONS
June 5, 2012: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 13th round, 406th overall pick; signed on June 13.