The Arizona Diamondbacks purchased the contract of infielder Taylor Harbin from the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball on Friday.

Harbin, 28, was drafted in the eighth round by the Diamondbacks back in 2007 and signed for $97,500. He batted .272/.335/.467 while launching ten homers and driving in 43 RBI in 285 plate appearances split between Rookie ball and Low-A ball in his rookie season. The following season in 2008, he batted .276/.314/.414 in 589 plate appearances and once again launched ten homers. Given the fact the number of Harbin's plate appearances substantially increased from his rookie season, he was able to drive in 85 RBI in his 2008 campaign.

In 2009, Harbin spent the majority of the season in High-A Visalia -- where he batted .259/.305/.401 while blasting 14 homers and driving in 60 RBI. He also spent a brief time in Triple-A Reno that season. He only made 24 plate appearances in Triple-A that year and batted .381/.435/.619 while driving in six RBI.

Harbin spent the next two seasons in Double-A Mobile. In his 2010 and 2011 seasons, he hit a combined .240/.290/.353 along with 14 homers and 103 RBI. In 2011, he was rated as the Best Defensive Shortstop in the Southern League by Baseball America. Harbin would spend the next two seasons in Triple-A Reno. After a solid 2012 season, he struggled in 2013 -- hitting just .231/.268/.343 along with five homers and 36 RBI. He was granted costless agency by the Diamondbacks last fall.

Harbin signed with the Miami Marlins organization last December. He played poorly in his 14 games with the club's Triple-A affiliate. After hitting just .133/.170/.222 along with a homer and four RBI in 48 plate appearances, Harbin was released by the Marlins in late May.

Less than a week later, Harbin signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. In 175 plate appearances with the squad, he hit .276/.318/.395 along with a homer and a couple of RBI.

Harbin was assigned to the Arizona Diamondbacks' Double-A affiliate -- the Mobile Bears. He began his second stint with the organization by going 1-for-4 in last night's 9-1 loss to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Cincinnati Reds).