Guardians' rookie southpaw has emerged as a frontline starter
The lefty has been one of baseball's best, rookie or not.
Guardians' rookie southpaw has emerged as a frontline starter originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . As with many eventual MLB draft picks, Parker Messick was a two-way player in high school.
He did well on the mound and had a good bat, leading him to play his college baseball for Florida State. Initially, he was a two-way guy with the Seminoles, but would later focus on just pitching. That would go on to pay off as he was the 2021 ACC Pitcher and Freshman of the Year and held an FSU record with his 6.
7 K/BB ratio. During the 2022 MLB Draft, he would hear his name called in the second round, being drafted by the Cleveland Guardians . MORE: Travis Bazzana's MLB debut had the weirdest ending for the Guardians Guardians' rookie southpaw has emerged as a frontline starter It would only take a few years until Messick got his MLB debut.
That would come on August 20th of last season, and this season, he was in the club's Opening Day rotation. He has made six starts so far, holding a 3-0 record with a 1. 73 ERA and 38 strikeouts on 36.