Dustin Harris cleared waivers after being designated for assignment and declined an outright assignment to Triple-A Sugar Land. He elected free agency and can sign with any club. Harris is 26 and has not broken out in the majors, posting a .225/.307/.371 batting line across 102 plate appearances over parts of three seasons. With Houston this season, he hit .233/.333/.302 in 52 plate appearances. His profile emphasizes contact and patience, with low strikeout rates and solid walk rates, along with strong out-of-zone contact in limited major-league data. In Triple-A, he has a .276/.366/.417 record with 11.2% walks and a 20.4% strikeout rate across 1308 plate appearances. He has shifted to the outfield nearly exclusively, with limited first-base time and modest defensive and power output.
"Though he was drafted as a first baseman (and got some looks at third base early in his pro career), Harris has since moved to the outfield on a near-exclusive basis. He has just 21 innings at first base over the past three seasons (majors and minors combined). Harris hasn't played a single inning on the infield in the majors; he's been primarily a left fielder (131 innings), with occasional appearances in right field (49 innings) and even briefer cameos in center (24 innings)."
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