 Harrington was selected in the second round in 2001 by the San Diego Padres, but before an agreement was reached, Harrington terminated Tanzer and signed with agent Scott Boras.Harrington, under Boras's guidance, did not sign with the Padres, and went unsigned through five more drafts, before eventually taking a $1,000 bonus to sign with the Chicago Cubs.He never made it out of Spring Training.