JANUARY 29: Parker has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A, Harding tweets.
JANUARY 20: The Rockies will designate former first-round draft pick Kyle Parker for assignment, according to reports from MLB.com’s Thomas Harding and Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post. Harding suggested last night a roster move involving Parker would likely be forthcoming, while Saunders confirmed today that he will indeed be designated.
Parker, a 26-year-old outfielder, was taken 26th overall out of Clemson in the 2010 draft. While he reached the majors briefly in each of the last two years, he never earned much of a look at the big league level.
Spending most of his time over 2014-15 at the Triple-A level, Parker put up a combined .285/.332/.442 line with 24 home runs across 930 total plate appearances. It’s worth bearing in mind, though, that he’s carried that production level in two of the upper minors’ most hospitable offensive environments (Colorado Springs and Albuquerque).
Interesting flier for a team like the Brewers, Reds… Always liked his potential in the minors. He can also play 1B for what it’s worth. Anyone know how his OF defensive is?
It’s good but he’ll never win a gold glove. He has made a few good plays
Just another in the long line of failed first round picks by Dan O’Dowd. He can take his place beside Greg Reynolds, Chris Nelson, Matt Harrington, Casey Weathers, Ian Stewart, Christian Friedrich, Tim Wheeler, Peter Tago, and Chaz Roe. It is truly amazing that O’Dowd managed to get Tulo right in 2005.
Liked Stewart but he sucked after he got traded to the cubs
He sucked before he got traded to the Cubs as well. The guy just couldn’t hit in the big leagues.
When I heard this news this morning my 1st thought was how many failed 1st rounders have the Rockies gone through. Thanks Ray Ray for providing this info as I knew it was enough to field a team. Really says something for the scouting, player development and the past GM O’Dowd doesn’t it?
Meh, most teams blow first round picks. Only about a third of them pan out at all, and only about 10% turn into impact players. Rockies had a bad run, no doubt, but it’s not terribly unusual.
Welcome to the Angels Kyle….
Yeah the Angels might as well take a chance right? Don’t know who he replaces on the 40 man and kind of doubt he gets through waivers. Minor league deal would be nice.
Who ever picks him up will do it on a minor league deal so he won’t have to be put on 40 man roster til end of spring and at that point Nava or Gentry will be cut (hahaha)
Can’t do that. Rockies will put him on waivers (assuming they don’t trade him), and if someone claims him it will have to be on a major league contract. And he doesn’t have enough service time to choose free agency. To have a minor league contract in 2016, he’d have to go through waivers, in which case he’ll just be sent to AAA by the Rockies.
They can’t get him on a Minor League deal. A waiver claim is a Major League acquisition and if he passes waivers, Rockies will outright him to Triple-A. Only way to get a Major League deal is if Rockies release him into free agency, which won’t happen.
The O’s need a Outfielder
Does their AAA team need one?
Wonder if the Reds could claim him. They have an open 40 man spot, that has shown some pop as an outfielder, where the Reds have at least one open spot. Plus as a bonus he’s from the area.
I would think that is a good spot for him.
First round pick goes thru waivers, and, sorry kid, nobody wanted you, even in the off season. Time to start thinking of a real career.