The Athletics announced that they have activated infielder and selected infielder . They had already cleared one active roster spot by first baseman after Wednesdays game and also optioned shortstop today. To open a 40-man spot for Harris, right-hander was transferred to the 60 Geovany Soto Jersey -day injured list. reported on the promotion of Harris prior to the official announcement. Harris, 26 in June, was a seventh-round pick of the As in the 2021 draft. ranked him as the #30 prospect in the clubs system going into 2022, highlighting his defensive versatility and pitch recognition. In 2022, Harris split his time between High-A and Double-A, hitting a combined .290/.374/.475 for a 123 wRC+. He drew a walk in 10.4% of his plate appearances while only striking out 17.2% of the time. He continued producing in similar fashion last year, this time between Double-A and Triple-A. He had a 10.8% walk rate, 15% strikeout rate and hit .279/.383/.424 for a 113 wRC+. Baseball America bumped him up to #17 in the system coming into this year. He returned to Triple-A and his strikeout rate just jumped to 23.6% in the early going but his walk rate has also climbed to 16.4%. He has hit .289/.418/.456 so far this year for a 125 wRC+ and has now gotten the call to the big leagues. Defensively, Harris has primarily lined up at third base but has also seen a bit of time at second base and shortstop. The As have a fair amount of fluidity in their infield mix but Davis is likely to be the regular at third. Now that Allen has been optioned, will probably get regular run at shortstop. and have been playing second base but both are capable of playing other positions. With Noda optioned, first base is open for these guys as well as to get at-bats as the club sees fit. As for Tarnok, he was shut down during Spring Training due to a flare up in his surgically-repaired right hip. Hes been on the IL all season due to right hip inflammation and this transfer makes him ineligible to return until late May. As of earlier this week, he was scheduled to throw a bullpen and some live batting practice, per . But Tarnok will effectively have to redo Spring Training from this point on, meaning he wasnt going to be an option for the club in the next few weeks regardle s. Earl Averill Jersey