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Parker Introduced to Media
By Chad Gramling | August 21, 2007
From MLB.com:
“This is an exciting day for all of us,” said general manager Josh Byrnes. “Any time you draft a player and bring him in here, we get excited about the future.”
The right-hander out of Norwell (Ind.) High School received a $2.1 million signing bonus. He was named the Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year after going 12-0 with a 0.10 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 70 innings.
The 6-foot-2, 175-pounder, who has drawn comparisons to the Astros’ Roy Oswalt, has tried to take inspiration from another right-hander that is not big in stature but has had Major League success.
“I think I’ve tried to model myself after Tim Lincecum this year,” said the 18-year-old. “He’s another supposedly undersized righty.”
Parker’s fastball sits at 93-94 mph, but he can dial it up to 98 mph when he needs to due to what scouts term “quick arm action.”
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