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Cleveland • SP

Parker Messick

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Schedule

Preseason
@
KC
Mon, Mar 10
W 5-2
@
LAD
Tue, Mar 11
L 10-4
vs
SF
Wed, Mar 12
L 11-2
@
COL
Thu, Mar 13
L 6-4
vs
SEA
Fri, Mar 14
W 8-7
@
KC
Sat, Mar 15
W 7-5
@
MIL
Sun, Mar 16
4:10 pm
vs
CIN
Mon, Mar 17
9:05 pm
GDTV
@
TEX
Tue, Mar 18
9:05 pm
MLBN
vs
ATH
Wed, Mar 19
4:05 pm
GDTV
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Player Outlook
Parker Messick's dominance at Double-A last season oversells his pure stuff, but he's a crafty southpaw with a deep repertoire and good enough command to start. The 6-foot, 225-pound lefty was his normal solid self at High-A (20.1 K-BB%, 3.57 ERA, 1.28 WHIP), but he took things up a notch at Double-A, logging a 2.06 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 24.3 K-BB% over 65.2 innings. Messick logged over 120 innings for the second year in a row, building up to a career-best 133.2 frames while splitting the year evenly between High-A and Double-A. His low-90s fastball (touches 96 mph) has good movement, which allows the pitch to play up in the zone, and his low-80s changeup is a borderline plus offering. He also mixes in a cutter, slider and curveball, none of which are above-average, but they're good enough offerings to keep hitters off balance. The Guardians have no shortage of rotation options in the upper levels of the minors, and Messick isn't on the 40-man roster yet, but he could still pitch his way to the show in the second half of 2025.

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  • Guardians' Parker Messick: Dominating for RubberDucks

    Rotowire
    Messick has a 1.99 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and a 62:11 K:BB in 45.1 innings across 10 appearances for Double-A Akron. The 23-year-old lefty began the year at High-A, registering a 3.57 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 80 strikeouts in 68 innings. He has been even better since getting the bump to Double-A and boasts a career-best 44 percent groundball rate at that level. A second-round selection in 2022, Messick is having his best season as a pro and could factor into Cleveland's rotation mix in 2025.
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