Federal Baseball · May 9, 2025
Will the real Mitchell Parker please stand up
When you think about the Washington Nationals youth going forward towards the future. A lot of the focus shines on James Wood, C.J. Abrams, MaKenzie Gore and Dylan Crews. One guy that gets left out of the mix is 25-year-old Mitchell Parker.
The Nationals selected Parker in the fifth round of the 2020 MLB Draft, with the 153rd overall pick. The Lefty worked his way up the minors and made his debut last season in mid April when Josiah Gray got hurt. Parker appeared in 29 games, all as a starting pitcher. He compiled a 7 and 10 win-loss record with a 4.29 ERA over 151 innings pitched. During that span, he allowed 154 hits, 82 runs (72 earned), issued 43 walks, and struck out 133 batters.