Jarrod Parker Still a Top Prospect, and Improving
Former Norwell standout, Jarrod Parker was recently named as the third best Midwest League prospect by Baseball America. And as MinorLeagueBaseball.com points out, he’s building upon a solid foundation that saw his first year as a professional baseball player turn out to be a success by all measures.
In 24 starts, Parker went 12-5 with a 3.44 ERA, tying for third in the system in both wins and ERA, striking out 117 over 117 2/3 innings while showing impeccable control with only 33 walks.
During the 2008 season, parker showed relative mastery of his fastball, slider and changeup. Now he’s attempting to add a hard curve to his repertoire. And now, with his foundation built after a full season in nearby South Bend, Parker seems to be in position to see the rest go up pretty quickly.
“He probably could have pitched up to Double-A this year stuff-wise and in terms of maturity as he started to develop as a man,” Hinch said. “But just like a house, once the foundation is built, the rest goes up pretty fast. Year two is probably the time to push the gas pedal a little and challenge him and see what he can do.”
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Wow – no Wizards on that list – that’s a bummer. Did anyone get called up that you think would’ve made it?
Thanks for commenting Neil. I was a bit discouraged there were no Wizards, but not surprised, None of them, exactly tore things up in the league. I don’t know a lot about many of the other prospects, but Parker was clearly ready for High A (maybe Double A). Of those who started in Fort Wayne and ended up elsewhere, Kellen Kulbacki had a pretty solid year at Lake Elsinore after not starting so hot in Fort Wayne. He hit .332 with 20 home runs and 66 RBIs in 84 games with LE. With the Wizards, he hit just .164 with 19 strikeouts in 18 games.