The reality is he will probably be flat out treating the Volts players as they succumb to their various injuries during the season.
The 36-year-old Australian has replaced James Montgomery as the team physiotherapist and is one of three new faces in the Otago management team.
Coach Rob Walter arrived in Dunedin earlier this month, while assistant Anton Roux is still waiting on a visa but is expected to arrive in the next week or so.
Harrop was the first to arrive. His wife, Gwen, is a New Zealander and the couple have two children, Luka (5) and Amelie (3 as of yesterday). The family have been in the city since mid-August and they are renting a home in Maori Hill. Luka has settled into school and the transition has been fairly smooth. The weather has even been kind.
''It seems like a pretty nice place. There is a lot of outdoors stuff for the kids,'' he said.
''I'd been to a lot of New Zealand but had not been to Dunedin previously.
''It is a complete contrast from being in Bangladesh, where it is hot, humid, polluted and busy with traffic.''
For the past three and a-half years, Harrop has been with working with the Bangladesh national team.
His family joined him in Bangladesh but moved to Wellington late last year because of security concerns.
When the Otago job came up, it was an opportunity to reunite the family. And his role with the Tigers was more managerial, so he was also keen to work more closely with the players.
''I really wanted to get more hands-on and to get the family back together. I think New Zealand cricket has had some good performances, so it seemed like a good environment to be involved in.''
Harrop certainly knows his way around a hamstring strain. He is working towards a master's in exercise science, strength and conditioning and has 15 years' clinical experience.
His curriculum vitae includes working with Victoria age-group teams and he had a brief stint with the White Ferns in 2013.
He will also have some currency with the players, having played one first-class game and one one-dayer for Victoria. He was contracted with Victoria for three years but the promising quick's career was plagued by back complaints.
''I got injured during all of those three seasons so then did not get re-contracted because I was not spending enough time on the park. I tried to get back into playing first-class cricket but was not good enough and focused on physiotherapy.''
One of Harrop's first priorities since assuming his role has been to assess the players' range of movement, mobility and function and provide them with some feedback.
There are no major issues, which is good news. The only player who has some restrictions in place is fast bowler Warren Barnes.
The transplanted Aucklander is recovering from a stress-related injury in his foot that sidelined him late last summer.
''I think the most important thing with him is just managing his load. He has never played a four-day cricket match, so I don't think it is something he can just suddenly go into. We need to gradually increase his load ... and get him stronger.''
