| Kris Harvey | |
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| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 5, 1984 Catawba, North Carolina |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Bryan Kristopher Harvey (born January 5, 1984 in Catawba, North Carolina, USA) is a minor league baseball relief pitcher. He is the son of former Major League Baseball pitcher Bryan Harvey.
Prior to playing professionally, Harvey attended Bandys High School and then Clemson University. In his first year with Clemson, 2003, Harvey hit .276 in 29 at-bats. The next year, he batted .335 with eight home runs and 41 RBI in 54 games. In 2005, he hit .339 with 24 home runs and 69 RBI in 64 games.
Originally drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the fifth round of the 2002 amateur draft out of high school, he opted not to sign. However, when he was drafted in the second round of the 2005 amateur draft, he did sign. The signing scout was Joel Matthews.
Harvey began his minor league career as an outfielder/third baseman, hitting .300 in 65 games with the Jamestown Jammers in 2005. The next year, with the Greensboro Grasshoppers, Harvey hit .245 with 15 home runs and 60 RBI in 96 games. He played for the Jupiter Hammerheads in 2007, hitting .238 with 12 home runs and 55 RBI in 116 games.
In 2008, Harvey's average dropped to only .148 while with the Carolina Mudcats. In 74 games with them, he posted an on-base percentage of only .228 and a slugging percentage of .287. 2008 was the year Harvey converted to pitching. He spent eight games as a pitcher (four for the GCL Marlins and four for the Greensboro Grasshoppers), going 1-2 with a 6.97 ERA. In 2009, Harvey pitched for the Hammerheads, going 6-7 with a 4.38 ERA in 37 games (three starts).[1]
He was designated for assignment on July 27, 2010.