Kyle Harrison DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

San Francisco Giants left-hander Kyle Harrison will make another start in the rotation in Friday's series opener on the road against the Miami Marlins. Harrison opened up the 2025 campaign in the minors before being called up on May 4 and initially working out of the bullpen in San Fran. The injury to right-hander Justin Verlander (pectoral) opened up a rotation spot for the 23-year-old southpaw, though, and he gave up two earned runs while walking none and striking out four in four innings in a loss to the Washington Nationals in his first start last Saturday. In what could be his final start before Verlander returns, Harrison should have a longer leash and will face a Marlins offense that ranks 15th in baseball with a .706 OPS. He should have more fantasy upside for those looking for a streamer on Friday's slate of games.

The San Francisco Giants said that left-hander Kyle Harrison will join the starting rotation and get the nod on Saturday against the Washington Nationals in D.C. For the time being, Harrison will come out of the bullpen to make his first start of 2025 this weekend in place of the injured Justin Verlander (pectoral). The 23-year-old southpaw didn't make his season debut until earlier this month and has allowed two earned runs on two hits (one homer) while walking three and striking out seven in 5 1/3 innings out of the bullpen. Because of the fact that Harrison hasn't gone over two innings in any of his outings in over two weeks since joining San Fran, he won't be a recommended fantasy streaming option on Saturday, even in a plus matchup against the Nats. Harrison had a disappointing 22.2% strikeout rate in 24 starts in 2024 while posting a 4.56 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 118:42 K:BB in 124 1/3 frames.

The San Francisco Giants recalled left-hander Kyle Harrison from Triple-A Sacramento on Monday, and the team's plan is for Harrison to work out of their bullpen, according to NBC Sports Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic. Harrison's velocity has improved in recent weeks and he had a 3.46 ERA and 1.31 WHIP with eight walks and 38 strikeouts in 26 innings over his six starts for Sacramento. The 23-year-old southpaw could eventually work his way back into the Giants' starting rotation, but for now he'll pitch in relief and won't really be much of a fantasy weapon. In his first two big-league seasons in 2023 and 2024, the former third-rounder went 8-8 with a 4.47 ERA (4.59 FIP) and 1.30 WHIP with 53 walks and 153 strikeouts in 159 innings over 31 starts for the Gigantes. It's encouraging that his velocity is back up, but fantasy managers will need to see more.